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Wanker

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noun Chiefly British and Australian Slang: Vulgar.

a contemptible person; jerk.

a male masturbator.

Origin:
1945–50

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wanker (ˈwæŋkə)

—n
1.	a person who wanks; masturbator
2.	a worthless fellow

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wanker

1940s, "masturbator," British slang, from wank "to masturbate," of unknown origin. General sense of "contemptible person" is attested from 1972. Cf. sense evolution of jerk (n.).

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