Meanings
wanker1
plural wankers · alternative w****r · alternative w**ker · alternative w-anchor · alternative wanchor · alternative w⚓
- CommonwealthIrelandUKslangvulgarSomeone who wanks; masturbates.
- A term of abuse.
- CommonwealthIrelandUKderogatoryslangvulgarAn annoying person.
- CommonwealthIrelandUKderogatoryslangvulgarAn ineffectual person.
- CommonwealthIrelandUKderogatoryslangvulgarSomeone who shows off too much, a poser or poseur; someone who is overly self-satisfied.
- CommonwealthIrelandUKslangvulgarA penis.
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."
2019 April 16, Skye Smith, The Pistoleer - Lyme 1644: Novel Nine of the Series by Skye Smith, Skye Smith, →ISBN - CommonwealthIrelandUKhumorousslangvulgarA very informal term of address used between friends.
wanker2
plural wankers · alternative w****r · alternative w**ker · alternative w-anchor · alternative wanchor · alternative w⚓
- CommonwealthIrelandUKobsoleteslangvulgarschool slangA salted and lightly smoked herring or mackerel; a bloater.
He sniffs. "'Eugh, wankers again."
1897 June, The Felstedian, page 1001 more example
My name it is "wanker"; a leaner or lanker, Salter or ranker, fish never swam.
1892 October, The Felstedian, page 105
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn idiot, a stupid person.
person who wanks
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Origin
wanker · noun
UK 1890s. From stwanker, from stinker. Used at Felsted School, Essex.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans draadtrekker, riemrukker
- draadtrekkerperson who masturbates
- riemrukkerperson who masturbates
Arabic مُمَارِس الْعَادَة السِّرِّيَّة
- مُمَارِس الْعَادَة السِّرِّيَّة (mumāris al-ʕāda s-sirriyya)person who masturbates
Bulgarian идиот, фукльо
- идиот (idiot)idiot
- фукльо (fukljo)someone who shows off too much
- позьор (pozjor)someone who shows off too much
- чекиджи́я (čekidžíja)person who masturbates
Chinese Mandarin 尻槍男 /尻枪男
- 尻槍男 /尻枪男person who masturbates
Czech onanista
- onanistaperson who masturbates
Danish pikspiller, onanist
- pikspillerperson who masturbates
- onanistperson who masturbates
Dutch nietsnut, rukker
- nietsnutidiot
- rukkerperson who masturbates
Finnish runkkari, runkkari
- runkkariidiot
- runkkariperson who masturbates
French con, conne
- conidiot
- conneidiot
- conard or connardidiot
- conarde or connardeidiot
- conasse or connasseidiot
- frimeursomeone who shows off too much
- crâneursomeone who shows off too much
- branleurperson who masturbates
German Wichser, Idiot
- Wichseridiot
- Idiotidiot
- Angebersomeone who shows off too much
- Mackersomeone who shows off too much
- Wichsersomeone who shows off too much
- Wichserperson who masturbates
Greek μαλάκας, επιδειξιμανής
- μαλάκας (malákas)idiot
- επιδειξιμανής (epideiximanís)someone who shows off too much
- μαλάκας (malákas)person who masturbates
- αυνάνας (avnánas)person who masturbates
Hebrew אִידְיוֹט
- אִידְיוֹט (idyót)idiot
Hungarian köcsög, tetű
- köcsögidiot
- tetűidiot
- gyökéridiot
Italian coglione, segaiolo
- coglioneidiot
- segaioloperson who masturbates
Lithuanian smaukytojas
- smaukytojasperson who masturbates
Malay bebal, melancap
- bebalidiot
- melancapperson who masturbates
Māori kaitītoitoi
- kaitītoitoiperson who masturbates
Norwegian dust, idiot
- dustidiot
- idiotidiot
- tølperidiot
- runkerperson who masturbates
Persian جقی
- جقی (jaqi)person who masturbates
Polish idiota, koniobijca
- idiotaidiot
- koniobijcaperson who masturbates
Portuguese idiota, punheteiro
- idiotaidiot
- punheteiroperson who masturbates
Romanian labagiu, lăbar
- labagiuperson who masturbates
- lăbarperson who masturbates
Russian идио́т, дебил
- идио́т (idiót)idiot
- дебил (debil)idiot
- муда́к (mudák)idiot
- позёр (pozjór)someone who shows off too much
- выпендрёжник (vypendrjóžnik)someone who shows off too much
- дро́чер (dróčer)person who masturbates
- дрочи́ла (dročíla)person who masturbates
- онани́ст (onaníst)person who masturbates
Spanish puñetero, pendejo
- puñeteroidiot
- pendejoidiot
- huevónidiot
- gilipollasidiot
- idiotaidiot
- mastuerzoidiot
- tontoidiot
- boboidiot
- bobalicónidiot
- idiotaidiot
- fantasmasomeone who shows off too much
- creídosomeone who shows off too much
Swedish idiot, pucko
- idiotidiot
- puckoidiot
- töntidiot
Turkish otuz birci
- otuz birciperson who masturbates
Welsh haliwr
- haliwrperson who masturbates
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wanker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanker
“wanker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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