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Definición y significado de wanker

Definición

wanker (n.)

1.terms of abuse for a masturbator

2.a person of subnormal intelligence

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Sinónimos

wanker (n.)

arsehole, ass, blockhead, bonehead, changeling, clot, dimwit, donkey, dope, dumbo, fathead, fat-head, fool, fuckwit, halfwit, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, jerk-off, nincompoop, nitwit, nut, oaf, retard, tosser, booby  (informal), bugger  (colloquial, spéc. anglais britannique), cretin  (informal), damn fool  (colloquial), jackass  (U.S.A., !!!!!!!!!!!!!!12006!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, colloquial), loggerhead  (old), moron  (informal), wally  (colloquial)

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Wanker

                   

Wanker is a pejorative term of English origin common in many Commonwealth and ex-Commonwealth countries, including Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. It initially referred to an "onanist", literally meaning "one who wanks (masturbates)" but has since become a general insult. It is synonymous with the word tosser.[1]

Although not common in the United States, most Americans understand its meaning.[2]

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Meaning

The terms wank and wanker originated in British slang in the late 19th or early 20th century.[3][4] In modern usage it is usually a general term of contempt rather than a commentary on sexual habits. Wanker has similar meanings and overtones to American pejoratives like jerk(-off).[5] More generally, wanker can carry suggestions of egotistical and self-indulgent behaviour and this is the dominant meaning in Australia and New Zealand.[6]

  "Wanker" hand gesture

Wanker may be indicated by a one-handed gesture,[7] usually to an audience out of hearing range.[5] It is shown by curling the fingers of the hand into a loose fist and moving the hand back and forth to mime male masturbation, which is equivalent to saying, "you are a wanker".[8]

In the United States, the term is understood, but rarely used, and then more in a way suggesting the target is an idiot.[9] The American blogger Atrios regularly uses the term to refer to self-indulgent pundits, most notably in his "Wanker of the Day" feature, which first appeared on January 15, 2005.[10]

In a post naming "the one true wanker of the decade," Atrios defined a wanker as follows,

"Truly great wankers possess a kind of glib narcissism, the belief that everything is about them while simultaneously disavowing any responsibility for anything. ... Such wankers are impervious to criticism because they're always doing battle with straw critics. They never remember what they said last week, and assume you won't either."[11]

Related are terms such as "wanker's colic", for an undiagnosed visceral pain, and "wanker's doom", for excessive masturbation, from slang used in the RAF and British prisons since the 1920s.[3]

Differences in perceived levels of offensiveness

In December 2000, the Advertising Standards Authority published research on attitudes of the British public to pejoratives. It ranked wanker as the fourth most severe pejorative in English.[12] The BBC describes it as 'moderately offensive' and 'almost certain' to generate complaints if used before the watershed.[13]

In Australia it is considered mildly offensive but is widely accepted and used in the media.[14]

Mary Cresswell, an American etymologist, describes 'wanker' as "somewhat more offensive in British use than Americans typically realize".[15] The word was used twice to comic effect in the Simpsons episode "Trash of the Titans", which caused no offence to American audiences, but prompted complaints on occasions when the episode was broadcast unedited in the United Kingdom.[16]

Popular culture

"The Winker's Song (Misprint)" by Ivor Biggun is one of many songs about masturbation. It describes the singer: "I'm a wanker, I'm a wanker. And it does me good like it bloody well should", and it reached number 22 in the 1978 UK charts. It was banned by BBC Radio 1 and every national radio and television service.[17]

Phil Collins used the word in his 1984 cameo appearance on Miami Vice and has sometimes been credited with introducing the word to America.[18]

On the American TV Show Married With Children, Peggy Bundy's maiden name is Wanker, and her family hails from (fictitious) Wanker County, Wisconsin.

On the British television quiz show Countdown, contestants have to form the longest word possible from nine randomly selected letters. On one occasion the letters permitted the spelling of 'wanker' (or 'wankers') and both contestants replied with the word, leading one to quip "we've got a pair of wankers". The sequence was edited out of the show (as is common with risqué words), but has been shown as an outtake on other shows.[19] However, on a later occasion, 'wanker' was offered, and this instance was left in and broadcast unedited.

In the PC game Team Fortress 2 the sniper, being of Australian descent, often uses the word in such taunts as "Thanks for standing still, wanker."

The comedy show Mork & Mindy featured a character called 'Mr Wanker' who was Mindy's landlord.[20] This was broadcast on American TV and later British TV.

In February 2009, U2 member Bono called Chris Martin a wanker live on air during Jo Whiley's Radio 1 show.[21]

During a live radio debate on 28 May 2010, the future President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, urged conservative American radio host Michael Graham to "be proud to be a decent American rather than being just a wanker whipping up fear."[22][23]

When acting as the ombudsman on Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld in 2011, Mike Baker presents a graph of the "wanker gap" for the first half of the program.[24] Baker has never given an explanation of the meaning of the "wanker gap."

It is the title of an eponymously titled book by author Norm Brenner[25]

See also

References

  1. ^ Words, Meaning And Vocabulary: An Introduction to Modern English Lexicology. Howard Jackson, Etienne Zé Amvela. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2000
  2. ^ Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15. Quentin Parker. Adams Media, 18 Aug 2010
  3. ^ a b A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: Colloquialisms and Catch Phrases, Fossilised Jokes and Puns, General Nicknames, Vulgarisms and Such Americanisms As Have Been Naturalised. Eric Partridge, Paul Beale. Routledge, 15 Nov 2002
  4. ^ wank. Online Etymology Dictionary.
  5. ^ a b Etherington, Mike: The very Best of British The American's guide to speaking British
  6. ^ Ludowyk, Frederick: Anatomy of Swearing
  7. ^ How to make a Wanker gesture and how not to make it
  8. ^ Rude Hand Gestures of the World: A Guide to Offending Without Words. Lefevre, Romana. Chronicle Books, 17 Aug 2011
  9. ^ http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/Wanker?cx=partner-pub-0939450753529744%3Av0qd01-tdlq&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=Wanker&sa=Search#906
  10. ^ Atrios, "Wanker of the Day", January 15, 2005.
  11. ^ Atrios, "The One True Wanker of the Decade: Tom Friedman", April 17, 2012.
  12. ^ "Delete expletives?" (PDF). Advertising Standards Authority. http://www.asa.org.uk/~/media/Files/ASA/Reports/ASA_Delete_Expletives_Dec_2000.ashx. Retrieved January 6, 2007.  (pdf)
  13. ^ BBC - Editorial guidelines, definition of offensive language . Retrieved 2007-01-20.[dead link]
  14. ^ Karen Stollznow, 2004. Whinger! Wowser! Wanker! Aussie English: Deprecatory language and the Australian ethos. In Christo Moskovsky (ed), Proceedings of the 2003 Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society
  15. ^ Cresswell, Mary. "Word Of The Day: November 19, 1996". http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19961119. 
  16. ^ Dowell, Ben (2008-06-09). "The Simpsons: Channel 4 apologises for pre-watershed swearing". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jun/09/channel4.ofcom. Retrieved 2008-06-09. 
  17. ^ The encyclopedia of popular music: Indexes, Volume 10. Colin Larkin. Oxford University Press, 2006
  18. ^ Phil Collins interview, Playboy magazine October 1986
  19. ^ snopes.com: Countdown
  20. ^ Mork & Mindy (TV). USA: Henderson Productions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVQbgaHBojw. 
  21. ^ "Bono Calls Chris Martin A Wanker". Music-News.com. http://music-news.com/ShowNews.asp?nItemID=24741. Retrieved 2009-03-01. 
  22. ^ Michael Graham v Michael D. Newstalk.ie, 2010-05-28. (Quote from 15 min 25 sec.)
  23. ^ Newstalk Radio debate "The fact if the matter is, look, young people from the United States are travelling all over the world again. They're welcome in Europe, they're backpackers in hostels, people are talking to them because the image of the United States – we've got away from this war mongering – is getting better. The many mistakes Obama is making...at least 47 million people that the likes of you condemn to no health care in a country that I was proud to work in – these people are going to have some health care, so this is the issue, so therefore be proud to be a decent American rather than being just a wanker whipping up fear."
  24. ^ "Halftime Report: 12/28/11". Fox News. 2010-09-23. http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/red-eye/index.html#/v/1352205221001/halftime-report-122911/?playlist_id=86926. Retrieved 2011-12-29. 
  25. ^ Wanker. Norm Brenner, Xlibris Corporation, Jul 2011

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