that awful 'W' word....

pjbpr1 | 14:59 Mon 12th Feb 2007 | Word Origins

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anyone know where the 'w' word comes from (to describe interfering with one's self?

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The origin is not known. Its first recorded appearance in print was in Eric Partridge's Dictionary of Forces' Slang published in 1948.

wan*? god knows! but its common as, so its probably from derbyshire.

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