wanker in English: A British insult for a man the speaker finds arrogant or contemptible. It is built from "wank" but says nothing about what the person has actually done. Medium strength, and one of the commonest insults in British speech. Recognise it, do not use it. (noun)

Translation

A British insult for a man the speaker finds arrogant or contemptible. It is built from "wank" but says nothing about what the person has actually done. Medium strength, and one of the commonest insults in British speech. Recognise it, do not use it.

Word origin

Built from "wank" with the ending -er, and in use as a general insult since the 1940s.

Origin: English
Root: wank

Examples

roundabout, .

The classic use: anger at a stranger, usually in traffic.

.

Said about somebody rather than to them, and still an insult.

referee stewards .

Said to a person's face it is fighting talk.

Related words

wank

A British vulgar word for touching yourself for sexual pleasure. You will meet it far more often in its other sense: "a load of wank" means worthless rubbish. Medium strength, and coarse in any room. Recognise it, do not use it.

idiot

A rude word for a person who does something very foolish.

angry

Feeling very cross because something is wrong or unfair.

drive

To make a car or other vehicle move and to steer it.

rude

Not kind or polite; speaking or acting in a way that upsets other people.

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