wanker meaning (slang): definition, etymology and quotations

wanker

noun

AU, UK /ˈwæŋkə/ · IE /ˈwæŋkɚ/

Etymology From wank + -er.

7 senses

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, Slang, Vulgar Someone who wanks; masturbates.

› A term of abuse.

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, Derogatory, Slang, Vulgar Someone who shows off too much, a poser or poseur; someone who is overly self-satisfied.

He walked closer to the trees and then pulled out his wanker and took a piss. While he was watering a clump of grass he called out calmly to the men in the trees, "We've come in peace to recruit men for our companies of dragoons."2019 April 16, Skye Smith, The Pistoleer - Lyme 1644: Novel Nine of the Series by Skye Smith, Skye Smith, →ISBN:

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, Humorous, Slang, Vulgar A very informal term of address used between friends.

Synonyms: tosser, masturbator, onanist, pickle tickler, fingerer, w-anchor, drongo, dropkick, flog, fuckwit, whacker, tosspot, bawbag, knobber, knobhead, dickhead, jerk, jerkoff, jagoff
Derived terms: full kit wanker, merchant banker, wankerdom, wankerish

noun

Etymology UK 1890s. From stwanker, from stinker. Used at Felsted School, Essex.

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, Obsolete, Slang, Vulgar A salted and lightly smoked herring or mackerel; a bloater.

My name it is "wanker"; a leaner or lanker, Salter or ranker, fish never swam.1892 October, The Felstedian, page 105:
He sniffs. "'Eugh, wankers again."1897 June, The Felstedian, page 100: