Meaning of wankery | Babel Free
Definitions
Unnecessary or pretentious noodling (messing around).
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable, vulgar
Examples
“The core band, meanwhile, had clearly honed their chops well on stage⟳; Ashton's lead⟳ guitar work⟳ avoids both wankery and simplicity […]”
“Their visas entailed bribes and a certain amount of bureaucratic wankery, but were approved quickly enough.”
“There are moments of static beauty, haunting sparseness, and pointless wankery, sometimes all in the same tune⟳.”
“Sub Pop was different, they were arty and more into darker, weirder stuff like⟳ Big Black. K was pretty much the opposite of that kind of macho wankery.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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