wanker.
Someone who wanks; masturbates.
Meaning & usage
Someone who wanks; masturbates.
A term of abuse. An idiot, a stupid person.
A term of abuse. An annoying person.
A term of abuse. An ineffectual person.
A term of abuse. Someone who shows off too much, a poser or poseur; someone who is overly self-satisfied.
A penis.
A very informal term of address used between friends.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English wank Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English wanker From wank + -er.
A salted and lightly smoked herring or mackerel; a bloater.
Where this word comes from
UK 1890s. From stwanker, from stinker. Used at Felsted School, Essex.
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