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I've created a stub for the British slang term git, which is pretty much a softer synonym of wanker (though with a different derivation and subtleties of usage). Help with expanding it would be appreciated. Cheers! Artw 03:26, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
The term "git" is a pronunciation variation of the original "get," a popular term of insult dating back to the Middle Ages, being itself a truncated version of "whore's get," or prostitute's offspring. It was still pronounced "get" as recently as the 1970s in the UK.
Its still an insult here, although a generic one (not implying that the subject is a masturbator, although statistically he almost certainly is). I can't believe some wanker thought otherwise.
is used to express feeling you have about some one for example
"Eric is a real Wanker" means you don't like that person. so it is used mainlyy in expression
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^ Whoever wrote the above is probably an ex-pat Brit (~) ;)
Although wanker of course, literally means "masturbator", the word is primarily used in Australia to describe someone who brags/ exaggerates/poses/attempts to project an overly self-important image, the implication being that they are involved in pleasuring themselves. A common related quip in Australia, "get your hand off it" is used to imply that someone is relating an unreliable (usually exaggerated) version of events.
If you're interested in the correct regional etymology please adjust the main page.
I hope my half-an-hour enduring Google torture was not in vain. Rintrah 12:20, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
Please clear out all but the most important trivia (a contradiction in terms, I know). Meeeeep 07:44, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
I don't see anything in the article today that merits these tags. If no-one has any specific problems then I'll remove them in a few days. Thanks. -- Cherry blossom tree 00:01, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Why does "tosser" redirect to here? They are 2 total seperate insults.-- 68.149.181.145 21:17, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
I will use it in context
"gee Eric you are a tosser" "the way you did that, makes you look like aa real tosser mate!" as you can see from these examples it is used in colourful language of expressionism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.209.70.232 ( talk) 10:31, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
Tosserr is another way of calling somone a wanker. it is to sybolise the way we feel about somone we hate them, think they are horrible. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.209.70.232 ( talk) 10:35, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
Regarding the above comments: "tosspot" in its original, Shakespearian-era meaning did indeed mean a heavy drinker - one who tosses back a pot of ale. (See for example, the song at the end of Twelth Night). I don't think "tosser" has the same origin: it is a modern synonym for wanker - one who tosses his own penis. Consequently "tosspot" is usually used in the same context, because most people are unaware of its original meaning & assume it is another synonym for tosser. So I think that it is correct for "tosser" to redirect to the "wanker" article, but believe that "tosspot" should have a separate article outlining its original meaning & modern usage. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.158.23.215 ( talk) 01:07, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
To settle this, there is now a separate entry for " tosspot" which discusses both meanings. Weasel Fetlocks ( talk) 17:51, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
As Tony Martin mentions in Lolly Scramble, the individual performing this piece of pantomine is sure to apportion to himself a member of equine proportions. Rather than an almost closed fist with thumb and forefingers almost touching (as stated in the article and illustrate in the picture), the hand gesture often involves an almost flat palm, curled only slighty, thereby enlarging both the object and the motion, making the gesture more visible. A rather loose wrist motion is often also used, or even a whole are motion.
This edit seems to have basically reverted this article back several months. The summary given was "resore deleted material". I think most of this deleted material should stay deleted. It's mostly unsourced, contains four different cleanup notices and massive lists of occasions when the word has been used. In addition, the article also flows less well and (in my opinion) is massively inferior to the previous version. I think it should be returned to this version, but I'd like input from other editors. Thanks. -- Cherry blossom tree 21:35, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
BTW Zxuuzz - a factoid is not a small fact as one might imagine but a falsehood purported to be a fact - see factoid. Jooler 09:00, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
Is this term ever used for female persons or is it male-only? -- 85.179.162.64 15:37, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
is this not true in the UK too? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.105.222.50 ( talk • contribs)
Please add in the article that Devo said "I'm not a wanker or a banker" in the "Triumph Of The Will" lyrics. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.219.36.133 ( talk) 20:37, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Relevance? Highlyinoffensive ( talk) 18:45, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
The suggested usage of "Wanker" in Mexico (as detailed in the last line under the heading of "Meaning") seems to be completely out of place and it also seems to be a case of poor translation or poor grammar.
Fts9 ( talk) 16:50, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
FYI - wanker is used in Canada, especially in the Canadian Forces. The CF works side by side with other Commonwealth countries and as a result, pick slang sayings and integrating them into everyday speak. The term 'wanker' is, therefore, used in everyday terminology especially around Canadian military units. 122.150.194.112 ( talk)
Hello, in the section In Popular Culture, in the following line:
In the PC game Team fortress 2 the sniper, being of Australian decent, often uses the word wanker in taunts such as "Thanks for standing still, wanker."
decent should be descent instead. I am not registered, so can't edit the article, so please someone else do it.
Shouldn't Tosser have a disambiguation page? In tech slang there exists mail tosser for instance, most popular with older protocols such as fidonet (in that sense either a mailer or a script invoking the mailer), but I still hear the expression today in relation to SMTP MTAs. 76.10.128.192 ( talk) 16:03, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
'Barclays Banker'= Wanker
I'm surprised that hasn't been noted.
I'm off for a 'Barclays'... ... not really. :) 70.238.219.124 ( talk) 05:04, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
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Typo right here: 'because the spell together the word "wanker"'. Couldn't change it myself or I would
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Rather than "Wankh" resembling "wanker" and causing offence, it's more likely that it simply resembles "wank". A wank is a session of masturbation. "Go away Mum, I'm having a wank". "Having a wank" is a commonplace use, that's what one does with a wank, has it. "Wank" itself is therefore a noun, you can have a quick wank or a two-handed wank or any type of wank you might be able to imagine, and knowing men, as well as being one, I can say that's probably a lot.
That said it's also a verb. "I'm wanking". "I'm wanking over a picture of your sister I got off Facebook", etc. Good old English, often most versatile when it comes to swearing. Which "wank" is only very mildly so.
So, technicality, but "Wankh" resembles "wank", not "wanker" as the article currently states. I looked at the reference, number 24, and there's nothing there to counter this. I know it's a small point but we all like accuracy, right? Oh and it ought also to go without saying I'm British so I know what I'm talking about, wank-wise.
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Wanker is a term that is used often to describe Ted Lasso in his TV series. 47.32.201.130 ( talk) 17:17, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
I came upon this article after listening to Sister Rosetta Tharpe's version of "This Train". It has a few lines starting with "You know this train don't pull no wankers" and was released in the 1930s. See for example https://www.jiosaavn.com/lyrics/this-train-lyrics/IC0PaSFSU14.I don't see it mentioned in the article and it predates the other uses, so could be of interest. As I'm not a confirmed user I cannot fix it myself... Troglodyx ( talk) 06:23, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
The Mary Cresswell reference (7) is no longer live. Needs an archived version adding e.g. https://web.archive.org/web/20120615192454/http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19961119 but can't do this myself as page is protected. 86.26.242.63 ( talk) 16:58, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
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I've created a stub for the British slang term git, which is pretty much a softer synonym of wanker (though with a different derivation and subtleties of usage). Help with expanding it would be appreciated. Cheers! Artw 03:26, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
The term "git" is a pronunciation variation of the original "get," a popular term of insult dating back to the Middle Ages, being itself a truncated version of "whore's get," or prostitute's offspring. It was still pronounced "get" as recently as the 1970s in the UK.
Its still an insult here, although a generic one (not implying that the subject is a masturbator, although statistically he almost certainly is). I can't believe some wanker thought otherwise.
is used to express feeling you have about some one for example
"Eric is a real Wanker" means you don't like that person. so it is used mainlyy in expression
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^ Whoever wrote the above is probably an ex-pat Brit (~) ;)
Although wanker of course, literally means "masturbator", the word is primarily used in Australia to describe someone who brags/ exaggerates/poses/attempts to project an overly self-important image, the implication being that they are involved in pleasuring themselves. A common related quip in Australia, "get your hand off it" is used to imply that someone is relating an unreliable (usually exaggerated) version of events.
If you're interested in the correct regional etymology please adjust the main page.
I hope my half-an-hour enduring Google torture was not in vain. Rintrah 12:20, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
Please clear out all but the most important trivia (a contradiction in terms, I know). Meeeeep 07:44, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
I don't see anything in the article today that merits these tags. If no-one has any specific problems then I'll remove them in a few days. Thanks. -- Cherry blossom tree 00:01, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Why does "tosser" redirect to here? They are 2 total seperate insults.-- 68.149.181.145 21:17, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
I will use it in context
"gee Eric you are a tosser" "the way you did that, makes you look like aa real tosser mate!" as you can see from these examples it is used in colourful language of expressionism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.209.70.232 ( talk) 10:31, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
Tosserr is another way of calling somone a wanker. it is to sybolise the way we feel about somone we hate them, think they are horrible. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.209.70.232 ( talk) 10:35, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
Regarding the above comments: "tosspot" in its original, Shakespearian-era meaning did indeed mean a heavy drinker - one who tosses back a pot of ale. (See for example, the song at the end of Twelth Night). I don't think "tosser" has the same origin: it is a modern synonym for wanker - one who tosses his own penis. Consequently "tosspot" is usually used in the same context, because most people are unaware of its original meaning & assume it is another synonym for tosser. So I think that it is correct for "tosser" to redirect to the "wanker" article, but believe that "tosspot" should have a separate article outlining its original meaning & modern usage. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.158.23.215 ( talk) 01:07, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
To settle this, there is now a separate entry for " tosspot" which discusses both meanings. Weasel Fetlocks ( talk) 17:51, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
As Tony Martin mentions in Lolly Scramble, the individual performing this piece of pantomine is sure to apportion to himself a member of equine proportions. Rather than an almost closed fist with thumb and forefingers almost touching (as stated in the article and illustrate in the picture), the hand gesture often involves an almost flat palm, curled only slighty, thereby enlarging both the object and the motion, making the gesture more visible. A rather loose wrist motion is often also used, or even a whole are motion.
This edit seems to have basically reverted this article back several months. The summary given was "resore deleted material". I think most of this deleted material should stay deleted. It's mostly unsourced, contains four different cleanup notices and massive lists of occasions when the word has been used. In addition, the article also flows less well and (in my opinion) is massively inferior to the previous version. I think it should be returned to this version, but I'd like input from other editors. Thanks. -- Cherry blossom tree 21:35, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
BTW Zxuuzz - a factoid is not a small fact as one might imagine but a falsehood purported to be a fact - see factoid. Jooler 09:00, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
Is this term ever used for female persons or is it male-only? -- 85.179.162.64 15:37, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
is this not true in the UK too? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.105.222.50 ( talk • contribs)
Please add in the article that Devo said "I'm not a wanker or a banker" in the "Triumph Of The Will" lyrics. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.219.36.133 ( talk) 20:37, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Relevance? Highlyinoffensive ( talk) 18:45, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
The suggested usage of "Wanker" in Mexico (as detailed in the last line under the heading of "Meaning") seems to be completely out of place and it also seems to be a case of poor translation or poor grammar.
Fts9 ( talk) 16:50, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
FYI - wanker is used in Canada, especially in the Canadian Forces. The CF works side by side with other Commonwealth countries and as a result, pick slang sayings and integrating them into everyday speak. The term 'wanker' is, therefore, used in everyday terminology especially around Canadian military units. 122.150.194.112 ( talk)
Hello, in the section In Popular Culture, in the following line:
In the PC game Team fortress 2 the sniper, being of Australian decent, often uses the word wanker in taunts such as "Thanks for standing still, wanker."
decent should be descent instead. I am not registered, so can't edit the article, so please someone else do it.
Shouldn't Tosser have a disambiguation page? In tech slang there exists mail tosser for instance, most popular with older protocols such as fidonet (in that sense either a mailer or a script invoking the mailer), but I still hear the expression today in relation to SMTP MTAs. 76.10.128.192 ( talk) 16:03, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
'Barclays Banker'= Wanker
I'm surprised that hasn't been noted.
I'm off for a 'Barclays'... ... not really. :) 70.238.219.124 ( talk) 05:04, 17 August 2013 (UTC)
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Typo right here: 'because the spell together the word "wanker"'. Couldn't change it myself or I would
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Rather than "Wankh" resembling "wanker" and causing offence, it's more likely that it simply resembles "wank". A wank is a session of masturbation. "Go away Mum, I'm having a wank". "Having a wank" is a commonplace use, that's what one does with a wank, has it. "Wank" itself is therefore a noun, you can have a quick wank or a two-handed wank or any type of wank you might be able to imagine, and knowing men, as well as being one, I can say that's probably a lot.
That said it's also a verb. "I'm wanking". "I'm wanking over a picture of your sister I got off Facebook", etc. Good old English, often most versatile when it comes to swearing. Which "wank" is only very mildly so.
So, technicality, but "Wankh" resembles "wank", not "wanker" as the article currently states. I looked at the reference, number 24, and there's nothing there to counter this. I know it's a small point but we all like accuracy, right? Oh and it ought also to go without saying I'm British so I know what I'm talking about, wank-wise.
I'll leave this comment, and nothing will ever happen. Or else I could just change it myself and start an edit war for no reason at all with some over-sensitive... Wikipedian... who get very possessive over "their" articles and are very uncompromising over the smallest change. So I'll leave this here now and maybe make the edit in 6 months when I remember. You have that long to present a defence for being wrong.
84.68.182.108 ( talk) 01:36, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
Wanker is a term that is used often to describe Ted Lasso in his TV series. 47.32.201.130 ( talk) 17:17, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
I came upon this article after listening to Sister Rosetta Tharpe's version of "This Train". It has a few lines starting with "You know this train don't pull no wankers" and was released in the 1930s. See for example https://www.jiosaavn.com/lyrics/this-train-lyrics/IC0PaSFSU14.I don't see it mentioned in the article and it predates the other uses, so could be of interest. As I'm not a confirmed user I cannot fix it myself... Troglodyx ( talk) 06:23, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
The Mary Cresswell reference (7) is no longer live. Needs an archived version adding e.g. https://web.archive.org/web/20120615192454/http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19961119 but can't do this myself as page is protected. 86.26.242.63 ( talk) 16:58, 25 June 2024 (UTC)