wank
English
Etymology
Etymology unknown, although first known use is 1948 in British slang. As a verb: 1950.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /wæŋk/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (AUS) (file) - Rhymes: -æŋk
Verb
wank (third-person singular simple present wanks, present participle wanking, simple past and past participle wanked) (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand)
- (intransitive, slang, vulgar) To masturbate.
- I was so embarrassed when my mother caught me wanking.
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To masturbate; to give a hand job to.
- She wanked me in the morning.
- (intransitive, vulgar, chiefly fandom slang and Internet slang) To engage in wank.
Synonyms
- (intransitive, vulgar, masturbate): masturbate, jerk off, play with oneself, wank off, toss, toss off
- (transitive, vulgar, give a hand job to): masturbate
- See also: Thesaurus:masturbate
Related terms
- wanker
- wankery
- wankfest (noun)
Translations
intransitive: to masturbate
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transitive: to masturbate
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Noun
wank (plural wanks) (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand)
- (slang, vulgar) An act of masturbation.
- He’s having a wank!
- (slang, vulgar, derogatory) An undesirable person
- You utter wank!
- (slang, vulgar) Nonsense, rubbish.
- This opera is wank.
- Did you see that thing on Channel 4? Yeah, it was a wank.
- (chiefly vulgar, fandom slang and Internet slang) Ridiculous, circular or inappropriately elaborate argument about something, especially if obnoxious, pretentious or unsubstantial.
Synonyms
- (slang: act of masturbation): toss, tug, fingering
- (obnoxious or pretentious argument): wankery
- See also Thesaurus:masturbation
Derived terms
- fanwank
- tit wank
- posh wank
Translations
act of masturbation
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rubbish, nonsense
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References
- “wank” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
Anagrams
- Kwan, kawn, knaw
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aŋk
Verb
wank
- Imperative singular of wanken.
- (colloquial) First-person singular present of wanken.