[Columbia University: prob.: by mutation from Commonwealth slang v.
wank, to masturbate] Used much as {hack} is elsewhere, as a noun
denoting a clever technique or person or the result of such
cleverness. May describe (negatively) the act of hacking for
hacking's sake ("Quit wanking, let's go get supper!") or (more
positively) a {wizard}. Adj. wanky describes something particularly
clever (a person, program, or algorithm). Conversations can also get
wanky when there are too many wanks involved. This excess wankiness
is signalled by an overload of the wankometer (compare {bogometer}).
When the wankometer overloads, the conversation's subject must be
changed, or all non-wanks will leave. Compare neep-neeping (under
{neep-neep}). Usage: U.S. only. In Britain and the Commonwealth this
word is extremely rude and is best avoided unless one intends to give
offense. Adjectival wanky is less offensive and simply means `stupid'
or `broken' (this is mainstream in Great Britain).
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {bogometer}]