Meaning

5 senses
  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, slang, vulgar)An act of masturbation.

    He’s having a wank!

    Selbstbefriedigung, Onanieren

    дрочкаdročka

    slang for masturbation

  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, derogatory, slang, vulgar)An undesirable person.

    You utter wank! How could you behave like that?

  3. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable, vulgar)Nonsense, rubbish.

    This opera is wank.

    Did you see that thing on Channel 4? Yeah, it was wank.

    Unsinn, Blödsinn

    чушьčušʹ, отстойotstoj

  4. (Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable, vulgar)Ridiculous, circular or inappropriately elaborate argument about something, especially if obnoxious, pretentious or unsubstantial.

  5. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, slang, uncountable)Drama, turmoil, or disagreement within a fannish space.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Ziri is wanking to porn in the bathroom.

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  2. The man wanked in front of his wife.

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  3. Tom is having a wank.

    ruТом играет в карманный бильярд.

    deTom spielt "Mütze Glatze".

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  4. I went for a wank.

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  5. That is why I'm compelled to wank.

    ruИменно поэтому я вынужден дрочить.

    deDeswegen bin ich zum Wichsen gezwungen.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
act of masturbation:
rubbish, nonsense:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act of masturbation:
rubbish, nonsense:

Origin

Origin unknown. First known use as a verb is 1905, as a noun 1948. Perhaps compare regiona

Origin unknown. First known use as a verb is 1905, as a noun 1948. Perhaps compare regional slang term wang, whang (“to whack or beat”). Compare Dutch wanken (“to move back and forth; move with the hands”).

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