[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
jacking off jerking off hand job masturbate fuck off she-bop 
jack off jerk off 

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

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.


see also:
hack wizard bogometer neep-neep 

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

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.
     
     
see also:
hack wizard bogometer neep-neep 

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