English Explanatory Dictionary

langer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fool; idiot; annoying or contemptible person (usually male).
  2. An annoying person.
  3. Penis.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ˈlæŋɚ/

Word forms

langer langers

Etymology

Uncertain. Suggestions include: * from langur monkeys, via the Munster Fusiliers regiment stationed in India * from languor * from lang, variant of long * from "on the lang", supposed variant of on the lam * from leangaire, a word in Cnósach Focal ó Bhaile Bhúirne, a dictionary of the Muskerry Gaeltacht. It means an unusually long slender salmon.

Synonyms

dickhead knob asshole shithead tool wanker

Related words

scanger Lang Lange Long

Derived words

acting the langer langered langerload langers
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