Quintessentially British - Hilarious Adult Swearword Colouring Book: UK Swearwords: Definitions and Usage Examples Included - Paperback

by L. Lench (Author)

Quintessentially British - Hilarious Adult Swearword Colouring book, Volume 1.
Contains 30 illustrations of British swearwords with beautifully illustrated backgrounds, each with their own additional descriptive page.
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Ever wondered how the British swear? Ever wondered what all those words mean? Then this is the book for you. Even if you don't like colouring then this book will make you laugh out loud.

W is for Wanker

Wanker - noun BRITISH vulgar slang
a contemptible person (used as a generalized term of abuse).

While "to wank" means "to masturbate," the term "wanker" is seldom if ever used in British slang to denote "one who wanks." It is quite wrong to infer from somebody's being a wanker that they in fact wank (and vice versa), but of course, fair to assume they do in any case. Herein lies the genius of the insult: if you call someone a wanker, it's probably true, but only literally.

I suppose it all originates from our repressed Victorian sexualities, from back when everybody thought they were the only ones to suffer the secret shame of being an actual wanker.

Most children these days learn the word "wanker" long before they learn its literal meaning.

EXAMPLES:

"You're such a wanker!"
"He lost both of his hands in a childhood kiting accident.
What a wanker!."