wank

American  

[wangk] / wæŋk /

verb (used without object)

1. (of a male) to masturbate (often followed byoff ).

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noun

1. an act of masturbation by a male.

wank British  

/ wæŋk /

verb

1. (intr) to masturbate

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noun

1. an instance of wanking

adjective

1. bad, useless, or worthless

Etymology

Origin of wank

1945–50; perhaps blend of whack and whang ²

Example Sentences

His father, who retired as an architect, worked on historic preservation projects at Wank Adams Slavin Associates in Manhattan.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2019

Greg Wank, leader of the Food and Beverage Industry Practice of the accounting firm Anchin, Block & Anchin, does some back-of-the-envelope math, estimating Impossible Foods probably spent over $100 million in research and development.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2019

Richard Wank leaped off a Higgins boat just yards from Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, his grip never let go of the trumpet in his hand as bullets rained down around him.

From Fox News • Jun. 6, 2019

“I don’t think we’ve ever seen something like this,” said Greg Wank, partner at Anchin, an advisory firm that works with food companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2018

Another place that we were free to explore at this time was the cemetery which lay on the east of the Wank.

From A Prisoner in Turkey by Still, John