wank

wank: /wangk/ n.,v.,adj.  [Columbia University prob. by
   mutation from Commonwealth slang v. `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}.  Adj.
   `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: U.S. only.  In
   Britain and the Commonwealth this word is *extremely* rude and
   is best avoided unless one intends to give offense.