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Origin and history of wank

wank(n.)

"act of (male) masturbation," 1948 (Partridge), slang. As a verb by 1950. Related: Wanked; wanking. Compare wanker.

also from 1948

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wanker(n.)

1940s, "masturbator," British slang, from wank "to masturbate," of unknown origin. General sense of "contemptible person" is attested from 1972. Compare sense evolution of jerk (n.).

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