English Explanatory Dictionary

wank

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To masturbate.
  2. To argue in an inappropriate manner or about pretentious or insubstantial matters; to engage in wank.
noun
  1. An act of masturbation.
  2. An undesirable person.
  3. Nonsense, rubbish.
  4. Ridiculous, circular or inappropriately elaborate argument about something, especially if obnoxious, pretentious or unsubstantial.
  5. Drama, turmoil, or disagreement within a fannish space.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈwæŋk/ en-uk-wank.ogg En-au-wank.ogg

Word forms

wank wanks wanking wanked

Etymology

Origin unknown. First known use as a verb is 1905, as a noun 1948. Perhaps compare regional slang term wang, whang (“to whack or beat”). Compare Dutch wanken (“to move back and forth; move with the hands”).

Synonyms

abuse bash one out bate beat it beat off crank one out fap frig goon jack off jack it jerk jerk it jerk the gherkin jerk off jork it knock one out make the bald man cry masturbate mastuprate play pocket pool play with oneself pleasure oneself rub one out self-abuse self-pollute service oneself skeet stroke toss toss off touch oneself wank wank off whack off yank tug fingering celebrating Palm Sunday choking the chicken ham shank hand shandy Hand Solo ipsation jacking off jerking off lone rangering manustupration mastupration masturbation milking the sausage onanism peeling the cucumber pocket pool polishing the jewels romancing the bone secret vice self-defilement self-love self-pleasure

Related words

wanker wankery wankfest wanky wank off

Derived words

danger wank fanwank posh wank tit wank wank bank wank sock wankstain
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