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A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.

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📜 This word in 1898 dialectexpand

Preterite wung Wor. [win..] beam, the upper beam in (2) -bonnet, a sunbonnet;

Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.

I took my seat on the plane, overlooking the wing.
Cluster: general
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  • “Obviously, I don't mean in religious sense, but he is drawing a political line as to "who counts" as belonging in the Jewish community – and it excludes the strong, historically-rooted tradition of L-wing Jews.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Once again, it's worth looking at NZ from Australia to see what a right-wing coalition would do with power. This sounds a lot like what Taylor has been wittering on about.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “To be honest none of the odious right wing journo class dont either. Just a stick to beat muslims and the left with”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “And i think its actually very smart to question the judgment of someone with a symbol of white nationalist neo fascism on his body for 20 years' commitment to fighting neo fascism. ho sounds more like a "right wing chud" now?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The year is 2030,British ICE are rounding up Muslims, or anyone who looks Muslim and locking them up in camps. Meanwhile the British press publishes another think piece on left wing antisemitism.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(slang) Human arm.

The bird was flapping its wings
Heard in the wild
  • “ngl if i were the president i would absolutely build a giant badass ballroom on the east wing of the white house”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “A bit disappointed to find, over the weekend, a pub which had been previously gay-friendly with a nice, relaxed atmosphere, is now full of Union Jacks (flags, whatever) and a distinctly right-wing feeling about it. And shit beer.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Also that 200k is per _eight_ year not yearly. Televised tabloid reviews are essentially unpaid advertisement for these right wing propaganda contents. Newspaper readership would be a fraction. No one buys papers any more.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Absolute Evil #1 Blank Variant Cover (5/52) I drew my absolute evil, emo, early 20’s gundam wing loving self to decorate my wall with. Done in ink and markers. #blankvariantcover #sketchbookcover”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Coming soon to a right-wing party near you”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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UK
#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.

The bird was flapping its wings
Origin: From , wenge, from , from , from , thus related to wind. Cognate with , , , , . Replaced native (from , from ), which merged with (from , from ). More at feather. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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