noun — 3 senses
Etymology 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.
Obsolete A rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow.
Etymology Related to wang.
Slang The penis.
West Country, Dialectal A contemptible person, neutral variant of a swear word.
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