Wank

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wank
       n : slang terms for masturbation [syn: {jacking off}, {jerking
           off}, {hand job}]
       v : get sexual gratification through self-stimulation [syn: {masturbate},
            {fuck off}, {she-bop}, {jack off}, {jerk off}]



From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  wank /wangk/ n.,v.,adj. [Columbia University: prob. by mutation from
     Commonwealth slang v. `wank', to masturbate] Used much as {hack} is
     elsewhere, as a noun denoting a clever technique or person or the result
     of such cleverness. May describe (negatively) the act of hacking for
     hacking's sake ("Quit wanking, let's go get supper!") or (more
     positively) a {wizard}. Adj. `wanky' describes something particularly
     clever (a person, program, or algorithm). Conversations can also get
     wanky when there are too many wanks involved. This excess wankiness is
     signalled by an overload of the `wankometer' (compare {bogometer}). When
     the wankometer overloads, the conversation's subject must be changed, or
     all non-wanks will leave. Compare `neep-neeping' (under {neep-neep}).
     Usage: U.S. only. In Britain and the Commonwealth this word is
     _extremely_ rude and is best avoided unless one intends to give offense.
     Adjectival `wanky' is less offensive and simply means `stupid' or
     `broken' (this is mainstream in Great Britain).
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  wank
       
          /wangk/ [Columbia University: probably by mutation from
          Commonwealth slang "wank", to masturbate] Used much as {hack}
          is elsewhere, as a noun denoting a clever technique or person
          or the result of such cleverness.  May describe (negatively)
          the act of hacking for hacking's sake ("Quit wanking, let's go
          get supper!") or (more positively) a {wizard}.  "wanky"
          describes something particularly clever (a person, program, or
          algorithm).  Conversations can also get wanky when there are
          too many wanks involved.  This excess wankiness is signalled
          by an overload of the "wankometer" (compare {bogometer}).
          When the wankometer overloads, the conversation's subject must
          be changed, or all non-wanks will leave.  Compare
          "neep-neeping" (under {neep-neep}).  Usage: US only.  In
          Britain and the Commonwealth this word is *extremely* rude and
          is best avoided unless one intends to give offense.