w-anchor

noun

Filter-avoidance spelling of wanker.

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Meanings

nounw-anchor (plural w-anchors)

plural w-anchors · alternative wanchor · alternative w⚓

  1. Internetderogatoryvulgarminced oathFilter-avoidance spelling of wanker.

    Can't wait until the summer to see how many unloyal 'players' jump ship (spoilt, money grabbing, unpassionate, W-ANCHORS).

    1996 May 5, Robbie Bettison, “Premier league”, in alt.sports.soccer.european.uk (Usenet)
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    Agreed. It's when the response is "and please don't top post", without explanation, as if the poor poster has farted in the lift, that I am inclined to think, "what a w-anchor".

    2005 April 22, Tim Streater, “Re: Security Update 2005-004”, in uk.comp.sys.mac (Usenet)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
w⚓wanker

Origin

Blend of wanker + anchor, from the homonymy between anchor and anker.

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APA

w-anchor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/w-anchor

MLA

“w-anchor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/w-anchor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “w-anchor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/w-anchor.

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