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w⚓

w⚓ noun: filter-avoidance spelling of wanker.

Noun

w⚓ (plural w⚓s)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, vulgar, minced oath) Filter-avoidance spelling of wanker.
    • People who are chatting away on their phones while paying in shops... Ignorant w⚓️s!2013 November 28, @mookavfc, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 25 Apr 2023
    • This is what human garbage looks like. No words. Sorry Jo this w⚓️ upset you. x2018 August 22, @78SoylentGreen, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 25 Apr 2023
    Synonyms:
    w-anchor

Synonyms of w⚓

Forms of w⚓

pluralw⚓s

Origin of w⚓

From wanker, with anker replaced with ⚓ (an emoji depicting an anchor), based on the homonymy between anchor and anker. First attested in 2010. Compare earlier w-anchor. For similar constructions, see les🫘 (“lesbian”), 🍇ist (“rapist”).

Questions about w⚓

What does w⚓ mean?
W⚓ means filter-avoidance spelling of wanker.
What part of speech is w⚓?
W⚓ is a noun.
What is the plural of w⚓?
The plural of w⚓ is w⚓s.

Words near w⚓ in the dictionary

  1. wͨ
  2. wͭ
  3. w—
  4. w—O
  5. W⁵
  6. w⚓
  7. w⚓s
  8. x
  9. X boson
  10. X bosons
  11. X chromosome

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