wanker

wank·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wang-ker]
- /ˈwæŋ kər/
- /ˈwæŋ.kər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wang-ker]
- /ˈwæŋ kər/

Definitions of wanker word

noun wanker a contemptible person; jerk. 1
noun wanker a male masturbator. 1
noun wanker A person who masturbates (used as a term of abuse). 1
noun wanker contemptible man 1
countable noun wanker If someone calls a man a wanker, they do not like him and they think he is very stupid or unpleasant. 0
noun wanker a person who wanks; masturbator 0

See all 9 definitions of wanker

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Origin of wanker

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Wanker

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wanker

wanker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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