Winnebago
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 Any of a Native American people of Wisconsin and Nebraska, now called Ho-Chunk.
- 2 A motorhome; a recreational vehicle (RV). Canada, US, slang
"The wildly entertaining trip that follows, involving a used Winnebago and an old pickup truck with ropes for seatbelts, has a profound effect on Pedro."
- 3 the Siouan language spoken by the Winnebago wordnet
- 4 Alternative form of winnebago (“recreational vehicle”). alt-of, alternative
- 5 a member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people wordnet
- 1 The Siouan language of this people.
- 2 A placename:; A village in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States.
- 3 A placename:; A small city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States.
- 4 A placename:; A village in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States.
- 5 A placename:; An unincorporated community in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.
Example
More examples"The wildly entertaining trip that follows, involving a used Winnebago and an old pickup truck with ropes for seatbelts, has a profound effect on Pedro."
Etymology
From Ojibwe wiinibiigoo (“Winnebago person”), from wiinibiig (“murky water”) (of Lake Winnipeg), from wiini’ (“to make someone dirty”), wiinad (“it is dirty”), plus nibi (“water”), plural nibig (“waters”).
Genericization of the trademark Winnebago, named after Winnebago County, Iowa, where the company used to be headquartered.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.