w⚓

noun

Filter-avoidance spelling of wanker.

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w-anchor
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Meanings

nounw⚓ (plural w⚓s)

plural w⚓s

  1. Internetderogatoryvulgarminced oathFilter-avoidance spelling of wanker.

    This is what human garbage looks like. No words. Sorry Jo this w⚓️ upset you. x

    2018 August 22, @78SoylentGreen, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 25 Apr 2023
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    People who are chatting away on their phones while paying in shops... Ignorant w⚓️s!

    2013 November 28, @mookavfc, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 25 Apr 2023

    Synonyms: w-anchor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounFilter-avoidance spelling of wanker.

Similar
w-anchor

Origin

From wanker, with anker replaced with ⚓ (an emoji depicting an anchor), based on the homonymy between anchor and anker. First attested in 2010. Compare earlier w-anchor. For similar constructions, see les🫘 (“lesbian”), 🍇ist (“rapist”).

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Cite this entry
APA

w⚓. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/w%E2%9A%93

MLA

“w⚓.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/w%E2%9A%93. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “w⚓,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/w%E2%9A%93.

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