Wankery

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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 […]"

Synonyms

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wankwank

Example

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"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.

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mess around

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