wank

(Anglais)

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/wæŋk/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Origin unknown. First known use as a verb is 1905, as a noun 1948. Perhaps compare regional slang term wang, whang (“to whack or beat”). Compare Dutch wanken (“to move back and forth; move with the hands”).

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