[Magdalen] Our latest Monterey County Weekly cover.

Roger Stokes roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
Wed Aug 17 18:54:53 UTC 2016


On 17/08/2016 19:42, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
> In a message dated 8/17/2016 1:52:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> petard at petard.us writes:
>
> On  Wednesday, August 17, 2016 04:30:48 AM Allan Carr wrote:
>> Wanker is  British English.
>> American English, the Urban Dictionary likes  dickhead.>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>   
> I get the British slang, "wonky," and "wanky" confused.

"wanky" is not really used in British English.  "Wonky", as you say, 
means "not working".  "Wanker" is thoroughly abusive and not used in 
polite society.  The Concise Oxford English dictionary says it is vulgar 
slang to describe a stupid or contemptible person.

Roger


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