Wanker

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English

Noun

Wanker (plural Wankers)

  1. (Australian and British taboo slang) A person who wanks.
  2. (Australian and British taboo slang) An idiot. A stupid, annoying or ineffectual person.
  3. This term has been used openly in British and Australian film and television productions in reference to the second term of use (ie; an idiot in the perjorative sense.)The term has been picked up and used extensivly by American television producers and writers who use it freely to mean a simpleton, not , apparently, realising it is taboo slang and not appropriate to the use or context - much less the target audience- to which it is applied.

Synonyms

person who wanks

idiot

Translations

person who wanks

idiot

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