wankery en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English wank Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English wankery From wank + -ery.
Meanings
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable, vulgar) Unnecessary or pretentious noodling (messing around).
The core band, meanwhile, had clearly honed their chops well on stage; Ashton's lead guitar work avoids both wankery and simplicity […]
2002, Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide to Rock:There are moments of static beauty, haunting sparseness, and pointless wankery, sometimes all in the same tune.
2003, Jim DeRogatis, Turn on Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock:Sub Pop was different, they were arty and more into darker, weirder stuff like Big Black. K was pretty much the opposite of that kind of macho wankery.
2007, Everett True, Nirvana: The Biography:Their visas entailed bribes and a certain amount of bureaucratic wankery, but were approved quickly enough.
2003, Marshall Moore, The Concrete Sky: