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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