wank

[ wangk ]

verb (used without object)

1. (of a male) to masturbate (often followed by off ).

noun

1. an act of masturbation by a male.

wank

/ wæŋk /

verb

1. intr to masturbate

noun

1. an instance of wanking

adjective

1. bad, useless, or worthless

Word History and Origins

Origin of wank¹

1945–50; perhaps blend of whack and whang ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of wank¹

of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

For the first few weeks in the Wank we had no further glimpse of the outside world.

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It was not long after this that our sojourn in the Wank came to an end.

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It was called the Wank (pronounced Wonk) and was an Armenian monastery, half farm, half stronghold.

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Firewood became a problem, and, to feed the stove,85 we began to pull pieces off the more easily detachable parts of the Wank.

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The whole fifteen of us, from the Wank and from the Agricultural College, were established here.

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