While "to wank" means "to masturbate", the term "wanker" is seldom if ever used in British slang to denote "one who wanks". It is quite wrong to infer from somebody's being a wanker that they in fact wank (and vice versa), but of course, fair to assume they do in any case. Herein lies the genius of the insult: if you call someone a wanker, it's probably true, but only literally.
I suppose it all originates from our repressed Victorian sexualities, from back when everybody thought they were the only ones to suffer the secret shame of being an actual wanker.
Most children these days learn the word "wanker" long before they learn its literal meaning.
You're such a wanker. Oh gosh! How did you know?
He lost both of his hands in a childhood kiting accident. What a wanker!
New Year Resolutions ... I have never really been good at making and/or keeping them ... but ...
This year mine is to try to make better decisions about everything ... business ... personal ... family ... Attitude ...
even if I make one decision better than last year ... then maybe I will have kept my resolution ...
And try to not let people "use and abuse" me as I have in the past ... be stronger ... and not let things get me and get me down so easily ... if that is possible ...
Well Happy New Year and Good Luck to all those who made resolutions ...
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sparky wrote: I think I might make a new years resolution that I was not expecting to.
I am not going to visit my sister if I know her boyfriend is going to be there, he is a total wanker.
Sparky, what is a wanker?
A jerk or jerk off or whatever you guys say.
Which is what my sisters boyfriend was being tonight, when he was throwing my son around his garden. My son could of had his ipod or phone in his pocket, which would of easily got broken, plus the fact that my son ended up covered in mud.
My other sisters boyfriend grabbed my son and put him out of the way then grabbed the first sisters boyfriend and dragged him to the house.
I was biting my tongue all the time, but then the first sisters boyfriend ripped open his shirt and shouted "come on then".
I don't know who he was actually talking to, but I went for him, my wife got in between us then my brother intervened.
So what are we supposed to do .... The pack is clearly insisting on jumping off a bridge .... We know it's wrong to jump off bridges ... but if we don't then we are the bad bad guy for not running with the pack..... We have to do what we know is right and forget about the pack. We just have to be the bad guy, and get used to it.
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I think I might make a new years resolution that I was not expecting to.
I am not going to visit my sister if I know her boyfriend is going to be there, he is a total wanker.
Sparky, what is a wanker?
A jerk or jerk off or whatever you guys say.
Which is what my sisters boyfriend was being tonight, when he was throwing my son around his garden. My son could of had his ipod or phone in his pocket, which would of easily got broken, plus the fact that my son ended up covered in mud.
My other sisters boyfriend grabbed my son and put him out of the way then grabbed the first sisters boyfriend and dragged him to the house.
I was biting my tongue all the time, but then the first sisters boyfriend ripped open his shirt and shouted "come on then".
I don't know who he was actually talking to, but I went for him, my wife got in between us then my brother intervened.
I think the party died at that point.
Just call him an asshole. That makes it a whole lot easier. Sorry to hear about the party.
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