I saw on the TV Iraqis carrying a banner which reads: Human Shields Go Home you U.S. Wankers. What is the meaning of the word “Wankers”. Can’t find the deffinition in the dictionary
Something akin to ‘fuckers’ in sentiment. It literally means ‘mastrubaters’.
“Wanker” is Brit slang for masturbator, or in Amer. slang “jerkoff”.
Thanks, ShibbOleth. Very fast response to my question. I think your answer came back in about 1 minute. Certainly not any longer.
It seems … hmm /unlikely/ that Iraqis would use that colloquialism, doesn’t it?
I wonder if someone just gave it to them?
Depends on where the person in question was educated. It’s not something an American soldier is likely to have taught them.
Heh, no, I wasn’t suggesting they would have. Just seems odd. Mind you, after seeing Bert on a pro-Osama placard, I guess it’s less odd than /that/ =)
Maybe a British Soldier taught them that word. Or the guy who wrote the banner spent some time in Britain.
I remember seeing a banner like that - I’d have ROTFL if I saw “U.S. Wankers!”. I reckon an Australian as taught them that! 
(I did not know someone taking off their shoe and throwing or slapping you with it was a heady-arabic insult.)