wank

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Pircarînî

C2
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/wæŋk/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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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