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wank - to masturbate. e.g. "I was dying for a wank". Can also be used as a negative retort "Oh wank!" and more recently to describe a something considered useless etc. e.g. "I hate the Spice Girls, they're a load of old wank!".

wanker - an old English word that is a very common term of abuse. A wanker is an idiot or an unpleasant person. From 19th century Yorkshire dialect meaning 'idiot'.

wank mag - pornographic magazine

wank off - to masturbate

wank on - to bore, talk endlessly. e.g. "Oh for god sake, you really wank on don't you!".

wank stain - general term of abuse.

wankered - a modern term meaning 'very drunk'.

wazz - to urinate. e.g. "I'm just off for a wazz".

weasel and stoat - Rhyming Slang for coat.

wedge - money. From the appearance of a number of folded notes. Examples of it's use are - "I got paid a fair old wedge for doin' that job" or "Are you wedged-up and ready to go ?".

wedgie - a spot of tomfoolery often engaged in by drunken lads where the victim is lifted by his underpant elastic thus pulling the gusset into the bum crack (very painful !).

weed - common name for cannabis leaf.

well ard/hard - someone or something that is very tough or can be used as an exclamation of appreciation.

well I go to the foot of my stairs ! - an archaic exclamation of surprise.

well up for it - to be very interested in something. e.g. "If you want to go out Saturday night I'm well up for it !".

what's that got to do with the price of eggs ? - a reply given when someone has made an irrelevant statement in regards to the currently discussed subject.

whirly - the unpleasant spinning feeling one get's when very drunk. e.g. "I was so off my face last night that I started to get a bit whirly". Suggested by R. Bailey.

whistle and flute - Rhyming Slang for suit. e.g. "Be sure to wear a whistle if your coming to the wedding".

wicked - excellent, cool. A phrase that has become somewhat over used. From US African American origin. Has been replace by 'bad' and 'phat'.

window licker - a name for the sort of 'nutter' who sits next to you on the bus and does something weird. Have heard this one from a number of people but Lee Austin sent me a 'survey form' with it on so he gets the credit.

wind up - to tease, to perform a prank. e.g. "You must have seen from a mile away it was a wind up ?".

wind-up merchant - someone who specializes in teasing.

winner - something that is a potential success.

woolie woofter - a character from an Evening Standard cartoon. Taken as Rhyming Slang for 'poofter' (gay man).