wank

/wangk/ [Columbia University: probably by mutation from

Commonwealth slang "wank", to masturbate] Used much as hack

is elsewhere, as a noun denoting a clever technique or person

or the result of such cleverness. May describe (negatively)

the act of hacking for hacking's sake ("Quit wanking, let's go

get supper!") or (more positively) a wizard. "wanky"

describes something particularly clever (a person, program, or

algorithm). Conversations can also get wanky when there are

too many wanks involved. This excess wankiness is signalled

by an overload of the "wankometer" (compare bogometer).

When the wankometer overloads, the conversation's subject must

be changed, or all non-wanks will leave. Compare

"neep-neeping" (under neep-neep). Usage: US only. In

Britain and the Commonwealth this word is *extremely* rude and

is best avoided unless one intends to give offense.