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WANKER
tosser, jerk-off, wanker
(noun) terms of abuse for a masturbator
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
wanker (plural wankers) (UK, Ireland, AU, NZ)
(slang, pejorative, vulgar) A person who wanks.
(slang, pejorative, vulgar) An idiot, a stupid person.
(slang, pejorative, vulgar) An annoying person.
(slang, pejorative, vulgar) An ineffectual person.
(slang, pejorative, vulgar) Someone who shows off too much, a poser or poseur; someone who is overly self-satisfied.
(slang, jocular, vulgar) A very informal address used between friends.
Usage notes
• Refers mainly to males. A 2000 study by several British broadcasting organizations found that "wanker" was the fourth most offensive word in the UK (after cunt, motherfucker, and fuck).
Synonyms
• (person who wanks): tosser, masturbator, onanist, pickle tickler, fingerer
• (idiot)
(Australian) fuckwit
(UK) tosspot, tosser, bawbag, knobber, knobhead
(US) jerk, jerkoff, jagoff
Etymology 2
Noun
wanker (plural wankers)
(obsolete, British, public school slang) A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel; a bloater.
Anagrams
• Newark, Warnke
Source: Wiktionary
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