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wank^¹

/ˈwæŋk/ Australia, UK

Rhymes with -æŋk

Where it comes from

Origin unknown. First known use as a verb is 1905, as a noun 1948. Perhaps compare regional slang term wang, whang (“to whack or beat”). Compare Dutch wanken (“to move back and forth; move with the hands”).

verb wanks · wanking · wanked

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, ambitransitive, intransitive, slang To masturbate. I was so embarrassed when my mother caught me wanking.
Similar: abuse, bash one out, bate, beat it, beat off, crank one out, fap, frig, goon, jack off, jack it, jerk
Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland, UK, intransitive, slang To argue in an inappropriate manner or about pretentious or insubstantial matters; to engage in wank.

noun wanks

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, slang, vulgar An act of masturbation. He’s having a wank!
Similar: jerk off, toss, tug, fingering, beat one's meat, celebrating Palm Sunday, choking the chicken, ham shank, hand shandy, Hand Solo, ipsation, jacking off
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, derogatory, slang An undesirable person. You utter wank! How could you behave like that?
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable, vulgar Nonsense, rubbish. This opera is wank.
Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable Ridiculous, circular or inappropriately elaborate argument about something, especially if obnoxious, pretentious or unsubstantial.
Similar: wankery
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, slang, uncountable Drama, turmoil, or disagreement within a fannish space. Sometimes those involved in the wank will attempt to steer discussion by disguising themselves with a different user name and posting their own support.

Wank^²

proper noun

A surname.

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verb intransitive: to masturbate (oneself)

Español	masturbarse, cascársela, pajearse, hacerse la/una paja, pelársela, chaquetearse
日本語	抜く nuku
Português	bater punheta, tocar punheta, masturbar-se
Français	se branler
Deutsch	wichsen
Italiano	masturbarsi, farsi una sega
Ελληνικά	αυνανίζομαι avnanízomai, μαλακίζομαι malakízomai
Română	face labă
Русский	онани́ровать onanírovatʹ, мастурби́ровать masturbírovatʹ

verb transitive: to masturbate

Español	masturbar, pajear, cascar, hacer la/una paja, pelar, chaquetear
日本語	抜く nuku
中文	手淫 shǒuyín
Português	masturbar
Français	branler
Deutsch	wichsen, masturbieren
Italiano	masturbare, fare una sega
Ελληνικά	αυνανίζω avnanízo, μαλακίζω malakízo
Русский	дрочи́ть dročítʹ

noun act of masturbation

Español	masturbación, paja, puñeta
Português	masturbação, punheta
Français	branlage, branlette
Deutsch	Selbstbefriedigung, Onanieren
Italiano	masturbazione, sega
Ελληνικά	αυνανισμός avnanismós, μαλακία malakía
Română	labă
Русский	дрочка dročka

noun rubbish, nonsense

Português	besteira
Deutsch	Unsinn, Blödsinn
Italiano	cazzata
Ελληνικά	μαλακία malakía
Русский	чушь čušʹ, отстой otstoj

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@misc{wank_2026,
  title = {wank},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wank},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}