Wingery

The art of milking an injury — physical or emotional — for sympathy, without taking any real steps to heal, move on, or grow up.

A fusion of “whinging” and “injury.” First coined in 2025 by someone who’d had enough.

"It’s not a torn ACL, it’s just emotional wingery."

"He’s still wingering about that trail fall from 2022."

"Classic wingery — her Instagram bio says 'injured runner' three years later."

by Coco Coconut July 11, 2025

Wingery

The art of milking an injury — physical or emotional — for sympathy, without taking any real steps to heal, move on, or grow up.

A fusion of “whinging” and “injury.” First coined in 2025 by someone who’d had enough.

"It’s not a torn ACL, it’s just emotional wingery."

"He’s still wingering about that trail fall from 2022."

"Classic wingery — her Instagram bio says 'injured runner' three years later."

by Coco Coconut July 11, 2025

Winger speech

An elaborate, on the fly speech that can cure any kind of tension or anger between friends, family, coworkers, classmates, etc.

Person 1: Jeff, you've got to stop these two from fighting!

Jeff: Don't worry, I'll give them a quick Winger speech. Everything will be fine.

by yourboybd December 30, 2018

Wingert

totally awesome and ah-mazing

Dude! That home-run was wingert!

by baseballchick45 July 17, 2009

winteryish

not quite winter, but still cold an a bit snowy..like january is winteryish

dude: yo man its snowing in february!
dude2: yeah man its kinda winteryish

by carfrae January 4, 2008

wingers perk

same as a reacharound

"I havnt had a wingers perk since I left the Army"

by tockley July 13, 2009

wingernails

A condition of getting too much wing sauce under your fingernails. Can sometimes lead to bad social encounters, smelly hand-shakes, and awkward foreplay.

Psychic: "You had... wings for lunch today."
Customer: "YES!!"
Skeptic Friend: "Pshh. She can just see that by your wingernails, man."

by chrispencer k. cunningham III January 21, 2010