Meaning of Wank | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. An act of masturbation.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, slang, vulgar
3. An undesirable person.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, derogatory, slang, vulgar
4. Nonsense, rubbish.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable, vulgar
5. Ridiculous, circular or inappropriately elaborate argument about something, especially if obnoxious, pretentious or unsubstantial.
   Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable, vulgar
6. Drama, turmoil, or disagreement within a fannish space.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He’s having a wank!”

“You utter wank! How could you behave like that?”

“This opera is wank.”

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

“I do sell a lot of wank, don't I?”

“Sometimes those involved in the wank will attempt to steer discussion by disguising themselves with a different user name and posting their own support.”

“As we've seen, the wank that broke out at the very first Supernatural fan convention (Asylum) in Coventry, UK in 2007 was partly inspired by Jensen Ackles' joke about Wincest.”

“The general mission of Twankhard was to highlight various wanks in the fandom and cultivate anon-based discussion of them.”

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