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I don't feel drawn to lightness, I need something more. I feel that - oh, I hate saying this, it sounds so wanky - but I feel a real urge to give voices to people we don't usually hear from in real life.
Kate Dickie

Meaning of "wanky" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WANKY

wanky  [ˈwæŋkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WANKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wanky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WANKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Wanker

Wanker is a term that literally means "one who wanks " but has since become a general insult. It is a pejorative term of English origin common in Britain and other parts of the English-speaking world, including Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. It initially referred to an "onanist" and is synonymous with the word tosser. View the word on the relevant Wiktionary article.

Definition of wanky in the English dictionary

The definition of wanky in the dictionary is pretentious.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WANKY


Ananke
əˈnæŋkɪ
blanky
ˈblæŋkɪ
branky
ˈbræŋkɪ
catananche
ˌkætəˈnæŋkɪ
clanky
ˈklæŋkɪ
cranky
ˈkræŋkɪ
cynanche
sɪˈnæŋkɪ
hanky
ˈhæŋkɪ
hanky-panky
ˈhæŋkɪˈpæŋkɪ
Killiecrankie
ˌkɪlɪˈkræŋkɪ
lanky
ˈlæŋkɪ
manky
ˈmæŋkɪ
pockmanky
pɒkˈmæŋkɪ
Sankey
ˈsæŋkɪ
skanky
ˈskæŋkɪ
swanky
ˈswæŋkɪ
tanky
ˈtæŋkɪ
Yankee
ˈjæŋkɪ
yankie
ˈjæŋkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WANKY

wanigan
waning
wanion
wank
Wankel engine
wanker
Wankie
wankle
wanksta
wanly
wanna
wannabe
wannabee
Wanne-Eickel
wanned
wanner
wanness
wannest
wanning

WORDS THAT END LIKE WANKY

chunky
clunky
conky
dinky
flunky
funky
honky
hunky
inky
junky
kinky
linky
pinky
punky
shonky
skunky
slinky
spunky
stinky
wonky

Synonyms and antonyms of wanky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wanky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WANKY

Find out the translation of wanky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wanky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wanky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

wanky
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Wanky
570 millions of speakers

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wanky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wanky
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

wanky
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жалкий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wanky
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

wanky
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

wanky
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wanky
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wanky
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ワンキー·
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

wanky
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wanky
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

wanky
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wanky
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विक्षिप्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

wanky
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wanky
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wanky
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жалюгідний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wanky
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

wanky
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

wanky
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wanky
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wanky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wanky

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WANKY»

The term «wanky» is regularly used and occupies the 70.809 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WANKY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wanky

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QUOTES WITH «WANKY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wanky.
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Kate Dickie
I don't feel drawn to lightness, I need something more. I feel that - oh, I hate saying this, it sounds so wanky - but I feel a real urge to give voices to people we don't usually hear from in real life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WANKY»

Discover the use of wanky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wanky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Man Who Killed the Hamsters - a Biography of Ian Moss
“What do wanky old punk bands do when they're bored? They play their wanky old songs in wanky venues.” The Manchester Evening News “WANKY!” Screamed Steven to Ian and Bobby (who were more amused than annoyed) and ranted; ...
Stephen Dobson, 2012
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Food and the Self: Consumption, Production and Material Culture
One of my informants, Ruth,was particularly reflexive aboutthis process,as she said, “myeducation waswhat enabledmeto have the lifestyle I have... which is probably why I'm sensitiveto sounding wanky or pretentious.” Itwas important for ...
Isabelle de Solier, 2013
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
wanky | war department 2066 wanky adjective 1 of poor quality; pathetic UK, 1390 Original printer's use cognisant with WONKY; survives into a modern use which presumes WANK as the inspiration. • Fuck me! What a wanky waste. — ID  ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Soul Surfer Johnny Rips: Surfing the Edge of Reality ... in ...
With that, he started pounding out one thunderous wanky-wanky-wanky blues chord after another, 16 bars' worth, until he was just about ready to launch into the first vocal chorus. At that moment, the fickle finger of fate struck, as gorgeous new ...
Bill Missett, 2012
5
The Best Arsenal Football Chants Ever
The wanky Tottenham Hotspur went to Rome to see the Pope The wanky Tottenham Hotspur went to Rome to see the Pope The wanky Tottenham Hotspur went to Rome to see the Pope and this is what he said "F*CK OFF!" who's that team ...
E. Locken, 2005
6
Memoirs: Being a New Abridgment of the Philosophical ...
As to the great easiness of finding out an author, and the time □ie lived in, by his style and phrase; Mr. Wanky observes, that people have learned the knack of changing their style upon occasion, so artificially, as not to be discovered, but when ...
Royal Society (Great Britain), Benjamin Baddam, 1739
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Communication and Public Relations
Hayakawa provides two interesting illustrations of this process to communicate the meanings of the words shrdlu and wanky. 1. He was exceptionally skillful with a shrdlu. 2. He says he needs a shrdlu to shape the beams. 3. I saw Mr. Jenkins ...
Edward J. Robinson, 1966
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The English dialect dictionary
Per. 11.1. 17.] 0r.I. [wandgoiz] WANJOY, $17. See Wan, adj'.'2 The bools hangower his breest, Doun f'ae the pot, to his waujoy, Par!) Tom], I. 156, in ELLIs Pmmmc. (1889) V. 801. VVANK1 sb. Yks. Nrf. Also in form wanky e.Yks.l [wa'qk; wa'eri.] ...
Joseph Wright
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A guidebook for teaching writing in content areas
From the information presented in each sentence, students can make up a definition in less than twenty words of wanky. Tell students to be careful to use all the details provided and to combine them into a meaningful definition. a. He seems ...
Sherry Hill Howie, 1984
10
The World of Language: A Reader in Linguistics
From the following quotations make up a definition in less than twenty words of " wanky." 1. He seems to be perpetually wanky. 2. Some people feel most wanky in the early morning but I get that way just before supper. 3. If you want to get over ...
Robert Neal Hudspeth, Donald F. Sturtevant, 1967

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WANKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wanky is used in the context of the following news items.
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AUDIO: 7 awkward moments from Brendan O'Connor's interview …
When Ryan asks if he can pay tribute to the team behind his 2fm show, Brendan counters that "sounds a bit wanky" to the people at home. "Consider it done - if ... «JOE, Jul 15»
2
Estado sin voluntad para sacar a colonos
En los últimos días los indígenas de Wanky Twi han denunciado ataques con armas de fuego por parte de colonos armados. LA PRENSA/JOSÉ GARTH. «La Prensa, Jul 15»
3
Former Minister Mebara Trial: Magistrate Richard Wanky left out
However, informed sources indicated that the accused does not want Magistrate Richard Wanky. The said CPDM magistrate did not appear at yesterday's ... «cameroon concord, Jul 15»
4
CAMEROUN :: Affaire Albatros : Atangana Mebara récuse le juge …
cameroun,affaire,albatros,atangana,mebara,recuse,juge,wanky, CAMEROUN :: Affaire Albatros : Atangana Mebara récuse le juge Wanky :: CAMEROON En ... «camer.be, Jul 15»
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Wanky Twi enferma y con hambre
El hambre y la inseguridad de los indígenas del territorio Wanky Twi Tasba Raya, en el municipio de Waspam, en el Caribe Norte, incrementan producto de los ... «La Prensa, Jul 15»
6
East Village at centre of £12 million prostitution ring
Wanky management resulted in wanky bouncers making for a wanky atmosphere. All in all, won't be missed. Now under new management, could be better, but ... «Resident Advisor, Jun 15»
7
And finally… Street artist has novel way of encouraging council to …
... to spend cleaning off this graffiti is a penny less that we have to spend on actually repairing the potholes!” All images are courtesy of Wanky's Facebook page. «Scottish Construction Now, Apr 15»
8
All That Jazz
Tall and stalwart and not at all wanky, Reynolds dropped out of Brigham Young University; he met the others after they graduated from music school. He was ... «The New Yorker, Mar 15»
9
The WHAT teapot?
We couldn't work out anything that didn't say 'Wanky Teapot'. Spotted by Twitter user Tony White with the comment: 'The *what* Teapot Co? New cafe might ... «Bitterwallet, Jan 15»
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It's official: These are London's 9 best gastropubs
Which get that delicate balance right: food that impresses without being pretentious, original without being wanky, an atmosphere welcoming and warm without ... «London Loves Business, Jan 15»

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