wiener dog

noun

plural wiener dogs
informal : dachshund
While owners wanted their wiener dogs to focus on the race and run hard, many of the dogs seemed to have other plans.— Kaitlin Shawgo

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Joining the swarm of wiener dogs, the Bunnies and the rest of the mascots converge on a single house — with Old Spice Guy Isaiah Mustafa on a horse, on a porch. — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025 Baz and her husband, Ben Willett, a creative director and spatial designer, along with their 6-month-old son Gio and wiener dog Tuna, have been living in their Altadena home ever since. — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024

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1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wiener dog was in 1922

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