wank

(wăngk) Chiefly British Vulgar Slang.
tr. & intr.v., wanked, wank·ing, wanks.
To masturbate. Often used with off.

n.

1. An act of masturbation.
2. A detestable person.

[Origin unknown.]

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[Columbia University: prob.: by mutation from Commonwealth slang v. wank, to masturbate] Used much as hack is elsewhere, as a noun denoting a clever technique or person or the result of such cleverness. May describe (negatively) the act of hacking for hacking's sake (“Quit wanking, let's go get supper!”) or (more positively) a wizard. Adj. wanky describes something particularly clever (a person, program, or algorithm). Conversations can also get wanky when there are too many wanks involved. This excess wankiness is signalled by an overload of the wankometer (compare bogometer). When the wankometer overloads, the conversation's subject must be changed, or all non-wanks will leave. Compare neep-neeping (under neep-neep). Usage: U.S. only. In Britain and the Commonwealth this word is extremely rude and is best avoided unless one intends to give offense. Adjectival wanky is less offensive and simply means ‘stupid’ or ‘broken’ (this is mainstream in Great Britain).

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tom tank rhymes with [offensive] wank
act of masturbation: off to uncle ted for a tom tank

Tom Tank is unlikely to have been a real person.

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noun
noun

1: An act of (male) masturbation. (1948 —) .
Sniffin' Glue Behind that door are you thinkin' readin' or just havin' a wank (1977).

2: = wanker noun 2; also, an objectionable thing. (1970 —) .
Nation Review (Melbourne): Kenneth S. Jaffrey, that naturopathic scientific wank (1973). verb intr. and trans.

3: To masturbate; often followed by off. (1950 —) .
W. Mcilvanney You've been wankin'...That's no' nice in public places (1977);
J. Barnes I saw a monkey in the street jump on a donkey and try to wank him off (1984).

[Origin unknown.]

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For a list of words related to wank, see:

• Modes and Manners of Expression - wank: Vulgar slang. speak foolishly and boastfully; bullshit
• Foolishness, Bunkum, and Trifles

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - [sl.] onanere, spille den af
n. - [sl.] onani

Français (French)
v. intr. - se branler (vulg)
n. - branlette

idioms:

• wank off    se branler (vulg)

Deutsch (German)
v. - (vul.) masturbieren
n. - (vul.) Masturbation

idioms:

• wank off    (Ugs.) onanieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (Βρετ., αργκό) τραβώ μαλακία, μαλακίζομαι
n. - (Βρετ., αργκό) μαλακία

Italiano (Italian)
masturbare, farsi seghe, masturbazione, sega

Português (Portuguese)
v. - masturbar-se
n. - masturbação (f)

Русский (Russian)
мастурбация, мастурбировать, человек, достойный презрения, нечто ничего не стоящее

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hacerse la paja
n. - paja

idioms:

• wank off    vete a la mierda

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - masturbera (sl.)
n. - hopplös person (sl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
手淫, 自慰

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 手淫, 自慰
n. - 手淫

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 자위를 하다
n. - 자위

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 自慰をする
n. - 自慰

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮אונן (השחית זרעו)‬
n. - ‮אוננות (השחתת זרע)‬

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