# What does the word 'Wanker' mean in America?

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**Created:** [July 18, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-word-wanker-mean-in-america/189282 "2003-07-18T01:39:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-word-wanker-mean-in-america/189282/41 "2003-08-03T11:41:34Z")

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Slightly off-topic, perhaps, but do they know what the word means in Manhattan?

Ahem - you might be fascinated to know that ‘New York USA’ is an anagram of ‘You wankers’.

Regds  
Andrew  
(not a New Yorker, you’ll probably have guessed!)

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