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noun
Filter-avoidance spelling of wanker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, derogatory, vulgar
Qualifier: minced oath
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Synonyms: w-anchor
Antonyms: none provided
History
From wanker, with anker replaced with ⚓ (an emoji depicting an anchor), based on the homonymy between anchor and anker. First attested in 2010. Compare earlier w-anchor. For similar constructions, see les🫘 (“lesbian”), 🍇ist (“rapist”).
