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w-anchor

noun

Etymology

Blend of wanker + anchor.

  1. derived from ἄγκυρα
  2. derived from ancora
  3. inherited from ancor
  4. inherited from anker
  5. compounded as w-anchor — “wanker + anchor”

Definitions

  1. Euphemistic form of wanker.

    • Can't wait until the summer to see how many unloyal 'players' jump ship (spoilt, money grabbing, unpassionate, W-ANCHORS).
    • Agreed. It's when the response is "and please don't top post", without explanation, as if the poor poster has farted in the lift, that I am inclined to think, "what a w-anchor".

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for w-anchor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA