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Meaning of wanker | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
/ˈwæŋkə(ɹ)/

Definitions

  1. Someone who wanks; masturbates.
    Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar
  2. A salted, and lightly smoked herring or mackerel; a bloater.
    British, Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, obsolete, slang, vulgar
  3. A term of abuse.
    Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar
  4. An idiot, a stupid person.
    Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar
  5. An annoying person.
    Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar
  6. An ineffectual person.
    Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar
  7. Someone who shows off too much, a poser or poseur; someone who is overly self-satisfied.
    Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar
  8. A penis.
    Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, vulgar
  9. A very informal term of address used between friends.
    Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, humorous, slang, vulgar

Equivalents

Examples

“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."”
“My name it is "wanker"; a leaner or lanker, Salter or ranker, fish never swam.”
“He sniffs. "'Eugh, wankers again."”

CEFR level

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

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