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wank

(countable, slang, vulgar) An act of masturbation.

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Born ~1905 · 1 year of recorded use
1905Born2026: 11 citationsToday, 2026

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#1·Apr 26, 2026

(countable, slang, vulgar) An act of masturbation.

He’s having a wank!
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  • “And he is the boss of all these funding proposals the ministers like to wank to the media about. The ministers should try rolling up their sleeves and getting into the nitty gritty of how the departments actually function. They're a fucking shitshow.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 26, 2026

(intransitive, slang, ambitransitive) To masturbate.

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  • “YOU insinuated sex with my mother. YOU go wank, you wrinkly freak.”

  • “It's why so many men go fishing. Catch the fish. Wank it off. Catch on your face. Release fish. Keeps them looking young.”

  • “Love the tan lines and great tits and pussy. Wpuld watch and wank over her face while she does that all day.....”

I was so embarrassed when my mother caught me wanking.
Origin: . First known use as a verb is 1905, as a noun 1948. Perhaps compare regional slang term wang, whang. Compare. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Heard in the wild
  • “YOU insinuated sex with my mother. YOU go wank, you wrinkly freak.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “He's not even that great. I loved Interstellar but what he did to Batman was pure macho aggression wank and I hate it.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It's why so many men go fishing. Catch the fish. Wank it off. Catch on your face. Release fish. Keeps them looking young.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Love the tan lines and great tits and pussy. Wpuld watch and wank over her face while she does that all day.....”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Send me hole, boys 🍩 #gaysky #gooning #horny #porn #edging #uncut #foreskin #wank #jerking #wanking #bate #bating #batebros #precum #gay #hard #cock #dick”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 26, 2026

(intransitive, vulgar, chiefly, fandom, and, Internet slang) To argue in an inappropriate manner or about pretentious or insubstantial matters; to engage in wank.

She wanked me in the morning.
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"wank" means: To argue in an inappropriate manner or about pretentious or insubstantial matters; to engage in wank.. This is strong language and parents may reasonably want to discuss when, where and around whom it is used. It is not usually a sign of trouble on its own; many teens use such words to fit in with peers. A calm conversation about register, audience and consequences (school, work, family) tends to be more useful than a ban. Pay attention to the target of the language more than the word itself.

For ESL learners

"wank" means: To argue in an inappropriate manner or about pretentious or insubstantial matters; to engage in wank.. Register: strong, taboo language. Avoid in writing, business, classroom and any formal setting; reserve for close friends after observing native use first. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.

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  • “Had many a good wank over Heather 💦💦💦❤️”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Great set of tits and live how they wank that cock”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I was thinking of you too! In fact I played your vid to wank to it,”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Listen i know it traditionally wagons and humps today but really it should be #wankwednesday too dont ya think .. I mean why not its not gunna wank itself now is it #nsfw #wank #wanker #cock #horny #ladyjuiceneeded”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Cumming inside my fleshlite #gay #daddy #orgasm #fleshlite #wank #masturbate #cock #penis #spasm #cum #semen #jizz #sperm #balls #bush #nippleplay #goon”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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