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w-anchor

w-anchor noun: filter-avoidance spelling of wanker.

Noun

w-anchor (plural w-anchors)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, vulgar, minced oath) Filter-avoidance spelling of wanker.
    • Can't wait until the summer to see how many unloyal 'players' jump ship (spoilt, money grabbing, unpassionate, W-ANCHORS).1996 May 5, Robbie Bettison, “Premier league”, in alt.sports.soccer.european.uk (Usenet)
    • Agreed. It's when the response is "and please don't top post", without explanation, as if the poor poster has farted in the lift, that I am inclined to think, "what a w-anchor".2005 April 22, Tim Streater, “Re: Security Update 2005-004”, in uk.comp.sys.mac (Usenet)

Forms of w-anchor

pluralw-anchors
alternative formwanchor
alternative formw⚓

Origin of w-anchor

Blend of wanker + anchor, from the homonymy between anchor and anker.

Questions about w-anchor

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

Words near w-anchor in the dictionary

  1. W-2s
  2. W-8BEN
  3. W-8BENs
  4. W-9
  5. W-9s
  6. w-anchor
  7. w-anchors
  8. W-boson
  9. W-bosons
  10. w-buffer
  11. w-buffering

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