Wankery
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Unnecessary or pretentious noodling (messing around). Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable, vulgar
"The core band, meanwhile, had clearly honed their chops well on stage; Ashton's lead guitar work avoids both wankery and simplicity […]"
Example
More examples"The core band, meanwhile, had clearly honed their chops well on stage; Ashton's lead guitar work avoids both wankery and simplicity […]"
Etymology
From wank + -ery.