Skip to main content
wanker

wanker

42 9.9
A rude word for a person who is unpleasant or very foolish
  • noun
  • /ˈwæŋ.kər/
  • Offensive
translation icon : gilipollas
  • Yeah, but he was the youngest wanker on Earth.
  • call someone a wanker
  • fucking wanker
  • bloody wanker

You know, like you wankers, you'd feel scammed.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • Clifford Blades, a chartered accountant and therefore a sad wanker.

  • He's a little wanker, isn't he?

  • "Come on, you wanker," Ed said.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I just bought that car, you wanker.

  • I first heard "wanker" in a pub deep in Wales.

    Blog text (11)
  • The only mystery will be which wanker will blame him first.

    Blog text (5)
  • You are gonna go back to those wankers that you work for.

  • There was going to be a fight, and that wanker Gale was going to bully my friend again.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I can't see these wankers giving us a problem, but they might have a couple.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I can't believe that wanker tried to cheat me out of my money.

Synonyms

fucker
vswanker
  • Offensive
293 9.9

A very rude and insulting word for a person you strongly dislike

is an insult focused more on foolishness and contempt
cocksucker
vswanker
  • Offensive
128 9.9

A very offensive word used to strongly insult someone

is equally insulting but usually targets general foolishness
dipshit
vswanker
  • Offensive
34 9.9

A rude word for a very foolish person

is similarly insulting but can sound slightly harsher in contempt
jerk-off
vswanker
  • Offensive
18 9.9

An insulting word for a selfish or foolish person

is a blunt insult that stresses contempt over mere foolishness
tosser
vswanker
  • Offensive
8 9.9

A rude person who is annoying or stupid

is more offensive and often implies deeper contempt
hoser
vswanker
  • Offensive
4 9.9

A person who behaves foolishly and cannot be trusted

is a harsher insult used more widely beyond regional speech
wacker
vswanker
  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who acts foolishly or oddly

is more insulting and conveys stronger contempt
total wanker
vswanker
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves very rudely and foolishly

is the intensified insult used when total contempt is expressed
cockfucker
vswanker
  • Offensive
9.9

A very rude and aggressive person who treats others badly and insults them

is similarly contemptuous but more about plain foolishness
total cuntwhore
vswanker
  • Offensive
9.9

A very rude and insulting name for a person you strongly dislike

is equally hostile but centers on crude foolishness
total dickfucker
vswanker
  • Offensive
9.9

A very rude person who treats others badly

is similarly strong but often stresses foolishness rather than rudeness
shitfucker
vswanker
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is very rude and causes trouble for others

is closer to pure contempt and foolishness rather than difficulty
shitwit
vswanker
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude, stupid person who annoys others

is more insulting and often carries stronger contempt
total twathead
vswanker
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude, foolish person who annoys others

is similar but can feel more intense and scornful
pissass
vswanker
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is annoying, rude, and not liked by others

is harsher and more directly insulting in tone
complete arsehead
vswanker
  • Offensive
9.9

A very rude and annoying person who treats others badly

is more offensive and often carries cruder contempt

Antonyms

1.1

A person admired for brave actions and good qualities

213 2.8

A person that others look up to and try to copy

Compounds

total wanker
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves very rudely and foolishly

How Insulting

bastard
  • Offensive
8.0
asshole
  • Offensive
773 9.8
wanker
  • Offensive
42 9.9
idiot
  • Offensive
1.2
jerk
  • Offensive
678 4.2
fool
  • Offensive
1.4
silly
976 1.0

Surface Forms

wanker singular
wankers plural

Morphology

wanker = wank (semi-transparent) = wank + er

Formed regularly as 'wank' + '-er' (one who wanks), but the common insulting sense 'contemptible person' is a pragmatic extension of the literal agent meaning.

Etymology

Wanker comes from the verb wank, which means 'to masturbate', so it originally named 'someone who wanks'. That's why today wanker is a rude insult for someone seen as selfish or silly.