wank

verb

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, ambitransitive, intransitive, slang)To masturbate.

   “I was so embarrassed when my mother caught me wanking.”

   “She wanked me in the morning.”

2. (Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland, UK, intransitive, slang, vulgar)To argue in an inappropriate manner or about pretentious or insubstantial matters; to engage in wank.

noun

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, slang, vulgar)An act of masturbation.

   “He’s having a wank!”

2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, derogatory, slang, vulgar)An undesirable person.

   “You utter wank! How could you behave like that?”

3. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable, vulgar)Nonsense, rubbish.

   “This opera is wank.”

   “Did you see that thing on Channel 4? Yeah, it was wank.”

   “I do sell a lot of wank, don't I?”

4. (Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable, vulgar)Ridiculous, circular or inappropriately elaborate argument about something, especially if obnoxious, pretentious or unsubstantial.
5. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, slang, uncountable)Drama, turmoil, or disagreement within a fannish space.

   “Sometimes those involved in the wank will attempt to steer discussion by disguising themselves with a different user name and posting their own support.”

   “As we've seen, the wank that broke out at the very first Supernatural fan convention (Asylum) in Coventry, UK in 2007 was partly inspired by Jensen Ackles' joke about Wincest.”

   “The general mission of Twankhard was to highlight various wanks in the fandom and cultivate anon-based discussion of them.”

name

1. A surname.