wiener

Meanings

Plural: wieners

Noun

United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964)
a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
A type of sausage made from beef, chicken or pork.
A hot dog or frankfurter.
The penis.
A person who is nervous or afraid to partake in certain activities.
An irritating or disliked person.

Origin / Etymology

Clipping of wienerwurst, from German Wienerwurst (“Vienna sausage”), from Wiener (“of Vienna, Viennese”) + Wurst (“sausage”), because sausages were originally made in Vienna, Austria.
In Germany today this sausage is known as Wiener Würstchen (“small sausage from Vienna”), but in Vienna and the Netherlands it is called a Frankfurter or Frankfurter Würstchen (“small sausage from Frankfurt”).

Synonyms

dog, frank, frankfurter, hot dog, hotdog, nervous wreck, Norbert Wiener, nuisance, pain in the neck, penis, weenie, wienerwurst, wienie, winky, worrier, worrywart

Scrabble Score: 9

wiener is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wiener is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wiener is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

wiener is a valid Words With Friends word