# Weiner

/ˈwaɪnɝ/ (US) · CEFR B2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/weiner
Updated: 2026-08-15

## Definition

a small sausage that you usually eat in a long bun. It is also a slang word for someone who is weak or acting silly.

For teachers: a smoked sausage of bovine or porcine origin, typically served in a sandwich roll. In informal North American English, it serves as a pejorative for a person perceived as weak, socially inept, or overly cautious.

## Examples

- He ate a grilled weiner with mustard at the baseball game.
- The kids roasted every weiner they had over the campfire until the skins turned black and crispy.

## Pitfalls

- Not "a weiner dog" but "a wiener dog" — While 'weiner' is a common spelling for the food or the insult, the breed name 'Dachshund' is more traditionally nicknamed with the 'ie' spelling.

## Usage notes

- Often spelled 'wiener' in formal contexts; the 'weiner' spelling is a common variant in casual American English.

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