[Fictionary] WANION DEFINITIONS - 2 and 1 point guesses, please, by Sunday, May 3, 6PM

[David Randall]

wanion, n.  n atom or molecule that is weak and pale due to an excess or deficiency of electronic humors.

wanion, n. An electronic device used to deplenerate a grammeter.

wanion, n. [Br. naut. slang.] Any small fish (as sardines) caught on-board and prepared as alternatives to the usual fare of salt beef. Best known for its appearance in the phrase "wi' a wanion" referring to something out of the ordinary and positive. (Origin unknown: Some sources claim that the origin of the term is "with onions"; while other sources state that onions would not have been standard fare on British ships.)

wanion, adj. A popular brand name of the early 1900's often seen on railway cars to describe steel pipes and other products made in PIttsburg, PA, and used in steam powered items, such as locomotives, and mill machinery.  Later, in WWI and WWII, wanion described high-quality steel products of all types.

wanion, n. Curse; vengeance. From the phrase "in the waniand (mone)", in the time of the waning (moon), i.e., in an unlucky hour.

wanion, n. In social modeling, an individual who tends towards negative emotions, thus damaging the mood of their clique.

wanion, n. The rent charged by the operators of poorhouses in Victorian England to their tenants.

wanion, n. The wheeled sled used for warm-weather practice of natural track luge.