wanker
/ˈwæŋkə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He walked closer to the trees and then pulled out his wanker and took a piss. While he was watering a clump of grass he called out calmly to the men in the trees, "We've come in peace to recruit men for our companies of dragoons.""
- "My name it is "wanker"; a leaner or lanker, Salter or ranker, fish never swam."
- "He sniffs. "'Eugh, wankers again.""
Etymology
Etymology tree English wank Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English wanker From wank + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwæŋkə/
- British English: /ˈwæŋkə/
Usage
- British usage
- Slang
- Derogatory
- Humorous
- Obsolete
Inflected Forms
wankers (plural)
w****r (alternative)
w**ker (alternative)
w-anchor (alternative)
wanchor (alternative)
w⚓ (alternative)