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wanker
wank·er
/
ˈwæŋ
kər
/
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[
wang
-ker
]
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noun
Chiefly British
and
Australian Slang: Vulgar.
1.
a contemptible person; jerk.
2.
a male masturbator.
Origin:
1945–50
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wanker
(ˈwæŋkə)
—
n
1.
a person who wanks; masturbator
2.
a worthless fellow
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
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.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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