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wanger.

A rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English wangere, from Old English wangere (“pillow, bolster”), from Proto-West Germanic *wangārī, from Proto-Germanic *wangārijaz, suffixed form of *wangiją (“pillow, cushion”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenǵ- (“neck, cheek”). Cognate with Old High German wangari (“pillow”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌹 (waggari, “pillow”). Related to Old English wange (“cheek”). More at wang.

noun
  1. The penis.

    slang
  2. A contemptible person, neutral variant of a swear word.

    West-Country · dialectal
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