wank

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /wæŋk/, SAMPA: /w{Nk/
• Rhymes: -æŋk

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Verb

wank (third-person singular simple present wanks, present participle wanking, simple past and past participle wanked)

1. (intransitive, vulgar) To masturbate.

   Most men wank over pornography.

   I was so embarrassed when my mother caught me wanking.

2. (transitive, vulgar) To masturbate; to give a hand job to.

   She wanked me in the morning.

3. (intransitive) (chiefly fandom slang and Internet slang) To engage in wank.

Synonyms

• (intransitive, vulgar, masturbate): masturbate, jerk off, play with oneself, wank off, toss, toss off
• (transitive, vulgar, give a hand job to): masturbate
• See also: Wikisaurus:masturbate

Translations

intransitive: to masturbate

Armenian: ժաժ տալ (hy) (žaž tal) Catalan: masturbar-se (ca), fer-se una palla (ca), cascar-se-la (ca), pelar-se-la (ca) Dutch: rukken (vulgar), zich aftrekken, masturberen (not vulgar) Finnish: runkata, vetää käteen, vemputtaa French: se branler (fr) German: wichsen (de) Greek: αυνανίζομαι (el) (avnanízomai), (informal) μαλακίζομαι (el) (malakízomai) Italian: masturbarsi (it), farsi una sega (it) Japanese: めく (ja) (meku) Macedonian: дрка (mk) (d'rka), удира чакија (mk) (údira čákija) Norwegian: runke (no), onanere (no), masturbere (no)

Portuguese: bater/tocar punheta (pt) Roman: drkati, izdrkati, onanisati, masturbirati Romanian: a face labă (ro) Russian: онанировать (ru) (onanírovat') impf., мастурбировать (ru) (masturbírovat') impf., дрочить (ru) (dročít') impf. slang Serbian: Cyrillic: дркати, издркати, онанисати, мастурбирати Slovene: dŕkati (sl) Spanish: masturbarse (es), cascársela (es), pajearse (es), hacerse la/una paja (es), pelársela (es), (Mexico) chaquetearse (es), hacerse una puñeta (es) Swedish: runka (sv) Turkish: otuz bir çekmek (tr)

transitive: to masturbate

Catalan: masturbar (ca), fer una palla (ca), cascar (ca), pelar (ca) Dutch: aftrekken (nl) Finnish: runkata, vemputtaa French: branler (fr) German: wichsen (de) Greek: αυνανίζω (el) (avnanízo), (informal) μαλακίζω (el) (malakízo) Italian: masturbare (it), sega (it) Japanese: めく (ja) (meku) Macedonian: дрка (mk) (d'rka), удира чакија (mk) (údira čákija) Norwegian: runke (no)

Polish: walić konia (pl), masturbować (pl) Russian: дрочить (ru) (dročít') impf. slang Serbian: Cyrillic: дркати, издркати, онанисати, Roman: drkati, izdrkati, onanisati Slovene: dŕkati (sl) Spanish: masturbar (es), pajear (es), cascar (es), hacer la/una paja (es), pelar (es), (Mexico) chaquetear (es), hacer una puñeta (es) Swedish: runka av (sv)

Related terms

• wanker
• wankery
• wankfest n

Noun

wank (plural wanks)

1. (slang) An act of masturbation.

   He’s having a wank!

2. (slang, pejorative) An undesirable person

   You utter wanker!

3. (slang) Nonsense, rubbish.

   This opera is wank.

   Did you see that thing on Channel 4? Yeah, it was wank.

   This shit is a whole lot of wank.

4. (chiefly fandom slang and Internet slang) Ridiculous, circular or inappropriately elaborate argument about something, especially if obnoxious, pretentious or outright unsubstantial.

Derived terms

• fanwank

Synonyms

• (slang: act of masturbation): toss, tug
• (obnoxious or pretentious argument): wankery
• See also Wikisaurus:masturbation

Translations

act of masturbation

Catalan: masturbació (ca) f., palla (ca) f. Finnish: runkku, runkki, runkkaus, omakiva (fi) French: branlage (fr) f. German: Selbstbefriedigung (de) f. Greek: αυνανισμός (el) (avnanismós) m., μαλακία (el) (malakía) f. Italian: masturbazione (it) f., sega (it) f.

Norwegian: ronk (no) m., runk (no) m. Polish: walenie konia (pl), masturbacja (pl) Russian: дрочка (ru) Slovene: drkanje (sl) n. Spanish: masturbación (es) f., paja (es) f. Swedish: runk (sv) c.

rubbish, nonsense

Finnish: paskapuhe (fi) Greek: μαλακία (el) (malakía) f.

Italian: cazzata (it) f. Russian: чушь (ru) f., отстой (ru) m.

Anagrams

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