A Yorkshire dialect term for anything exceptionally large of its kind — a whopper or a thumper. Distinct from the superficially similar British profanity wanker, this is a dialect word about size rather than an insult. Used to describe outsized objects, animals, or portions. Now largely archaic but documented in Yorkshire dialect glossaries.
The trout he pulled out was a right whanker — biggest one taken from that river all season.
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(Yorkshire) Any exceptionally large thing.
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