weiner
(ˈwiːnə(r))
var. of wiener n. a. Cf. weeny n.2 N. Amer.
| 1961 in Webster. 1965 P. Tamony Americanisms (typescript) No. 10. 8 In Frankfurt small sausages were termed Wein; this turns up in American colloquialism as weiner and weenie. 1973 H. Nielsen Severed Key iv. 45 We got a little cold beer and some weiners, and we thought we'd have us a picnic. 1980 J. M. Bickham Regensburg Legacy iv. 56 The hotel supper..sauerkraut, weiners, green beans. |