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wanker

Syllables: wan·ker/ˈwæŋkə/

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Ireland/ˈwæŋkɚ/

wanker noun: someone who wanks; masturbates.

Noun (1)

wanker (plural wankers)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, vulgar) Someone who wanks; masturbates.
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar) An idiot, a stupid person.
  3. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar) An annoying person.
  4. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar) An ineffectual person.
  5. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar) Someone who shows off too much, a poser or poseur; someone who is overly self-satisfied.
  6. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, vulgar) A penis.
    • He walked closer to the trees and then pulled out his wanker and took a piss. While he was watering a clump of grass he called out calmly to the men in the trees, "We've come in peace to recruit men for our companies of dragoons."2019 April 16, Skye Smith, The Pistoleer - Lyme 1644: Novel Nine of the Series by Skye Smith, Skye Smith, →ISBN
  7. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, humorous, slang, vulgar) A very informal term of address used between friends.

Noun (2)

wanker (plural wankers)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, obsolete, slang, vulgar) A salted and lightly smoked herring or mackerel; a bloater.
    • My name it is "wanker";
      a leaner or lanker,
      Salter or ranker,
      fish never swam.1892 October, The Felstedian, page 105
    • He sniffs. "'Eugh, wankers again."1897 June, The Felstedian, page 100

wanker meaning in Arabic, Malay and Persian

wanker in Arabic

person who masturbates
مُمَارِس الْعَادَة السِّرِّيَّة mumāris al-ʕadda s-sirriyya

wanker in Malay

person who masturbates
melancap
idiot
bebal

wanker in Persian

person who masturbates
جقی jaqi

Synonyms of wanker

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Forms of wanker

pluralwankers
alternative formw****r
alternative formw**ker
alternative formw-anchor
alternative formwanchor
alternative formw⚓

Origin of wanker

From wank + -er.

UK 1890s. From stwanker, from stinker. Used at Felsted School, Essex.

Words formed from wanker

Words that rhyme with wanker

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Questions about wanker

What does wanker mean?
Wanker means someone who wanks; masturbates.
What is wanker in Arabic?
Wanker in Arabic is مُمَارِس الْعَادَة السِّرِّيَّة (mumāris al-ʕadda s-sirriyya). See Wanker meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is wanker?
Wanker is a noun.
How do you pronounce wanker?
Wanker is pronounced /ˈwæŋkə/ (UK).
What is the plural of wanker?
The plural of wanker is wankers.

Words near wanker in the dictionary

  1. Wanke
  2. wanked
  3. wanked off
  4. Wankel engine
  5. Wankel engines
  6. wanker
  7. wanker's cramp
  8. wankerdom
  9. wankered
  10. wankerish
  11. wankers

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