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wank

wank

5 9.9
An act of touching your own private parts to get sexual pleasure
  • noun
  • /wæŋk/
  • Offensive
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  • He mentioned that he likes to relax with a wank when he is alone at home.

I'm just going for a wank saying that's the reason why I'm saying like this.

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Examples

  • It's wank.

    Blog text (19)

  • And then I had a wank again that night.

  • It's only a wank, after all.

    The History Boys (2006)

  • "Gone for a wank, I suppose," said Jackson.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • That's going in the wank bank!

    Kidnap Me (2017)

  • Dreadfully sorry about interrupting your wank, sir.

    The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)

  • Total wank material.

    Sex Tape (2014)

  • Thanks for the wank.

    Blog text (18)

  • After a long and tiring day, he decided to have a quick wank before going to sleep.

  • In British slang, a wank can refer to an act of masturbation often done in private.

Synonyms

jerking off
vswank
  • Offensive
19 9.9

To touch your own penis to get sexual pleasure

is the British slang term for the same act rather than general vulgarity
jacking off
vswank
  • Offensive
6 9.9

To touch your own private parts to feel good

is mainly British slang rather than broad informal slang

Surface Forms

wank singular
wanks plural

Etymology

Wank is British slang for the act of masturbation; the exact origin is not clear, but one idea is that it came from an old casual word for a short 'stroke' or 'move'. Think of the quick, repeated 'stroke' motion to remember why wank means that act.