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to wank

to wank

5 9.9
To touch your own private parts to get sexual pleasure
  • verb
  • /wæŋk/
  • Offensive
translation icon : pajearse
  • He often has to wank when he's feeling lonely at night.

Literally, your boyfriend is wanking on this holiday.

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Examples

  • I'm wanking.

    Blog text (20)
  • I need to just wank myself to sleep.

  • If you can wank more, fuck less.

  • Wank all you want, just clean up when you are done.

    Blog text (3)
  • If I couldn't sleep, I'd wank.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • If I were bored, I’d wank.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • During the long flight, I relaxed and decided to wank discreetly.

  • If you can't find a partner, sometimes you just have to wank.

Synonyms

to masturbate
vsto wank
  • Offensive
98 7.7

Touch your own private parts for sexual pleasure

is the vulgar British slang form rather than neutral medical language
to jerk off
vsto wank
  • Offensive
30 9.9

To touch your own private parts to get sexual pleasure

is the British vulgar form rather than this mostly male American slang
to jack off
vsto wank
  • Offensive
8 9.9

To touch your own private parts to get sexual pleasure, usually by a man

is the British vulgar form rather than this typically male slang
to play with oneself
vsto wank
  • Offensive
3 9.1

To touch your own private parts to feel sexual pleasure

is the blunt vulgar British expression rather than a polite phrase
to whack one out
vsto wank
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To touch yourself sexually until you reach orgasm

is the British vulgar form rather than this phrase focusing on orgasm
to flog the dolphin
vsto wank
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To touch your own penis to make yourself sexually excited

is the plain vulgar British expression rather than a joking metaphor
to fap
vsto wank
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To touch one's penis to get sexual pleasure

is the British vulgar form used in speech rather than online meme language
to beat one's meat
vsto wank
  • Offensive
9.9

To touch his own penis to feel sexual pleasure

is the British vulgar form with more general, not overtly violent tone
to wax the dolphin
vsto wank
  • Offensive
9.9

To touch your own penis to get sexual pleasure

is the straightforward vulgar British term rather than a joking euphemism
to spank it
vsto wank
  • Offensive
9.9

Touch your own private parts to get pleasure

is the British vulgar term rather than this colloquial phrasing
to she-bop
vsto wank
  • Offensive
9.9

To touch your own private parts to feel sexual pleasure

is the general British vulgar term not limited to one gender

Phrasal Verbs

to wank around
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To waste time instead of doing something useful

Surface Forms

wank infinitive
wanked past
wanked past participle
wanking present participle
wanks third person singular

Etymology

The verb wank likely comes from the same casual word for a short 'stroke' or 'move' used in British speech. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine the quick, repeated 'stroke' motion, which explains why wank means to masturbate.