"wankery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-wankery.ogg
Etymology: From wank + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wank|ery}} wank + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} wankery (uncountable)
  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang, vulgar) Unnecessary or pretentious noodling (messing around). Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable, vulgar Related terms: wankerdom
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