wanky

Adjective

Meaning

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang, vulgar) Like a wanker; foolish or objectionable.

(UK, slang, vulgar) Pretentious.

(fandom slang) Involving or relating to fanwank.

Examples

I don't feel drawn to lightness, I need something more. I feel that - oh, I hate saying this, it sounds so wanky - but I feel a real urge to give voices to people we don't usually hear from in real life. Kate Dickie

My mum and my husband are from Irish backgrounds so we have a lot of potatoes. Chips, mashed, boiled, new potatoes, I love them all. Even the slightly wanky ones like Duchess potatoes that go up in a little spiral. Jo Brand

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