wank.
To masturbate.
Meaning & usage
To masturbate.
I was so embarrassed when my mother caught me wanking.
She wanked me in the morning.
To argue in an inappropriate manner or about pretentious or insubstantial matters; to engage in wank.
Where this word comes from
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”).
An act of masturbation.
He’s having a wank!
An undesirable person.
You utter wank! How could you behave like that?
Nonsense, rubbish.
This opera is wank.
Did you see that thing on Channel 4? Yeah, it was wank.
Ridiculous, circular or inappropriately elaborate argument about something, especially if obnoxious, pretentious or unsubstantial.
Drama, turmoil, or disagreement within a fannish space.
Where this word comes from
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”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.