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Wank

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
wæŋk

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

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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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

wank bank wank sock wanka wankaholic Wankaner wankapin

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