"Wanker" has similar meanings and overtones to American pejoratives like "jerk" or "jerk-off". He is also familiar with typically British words as "wanker" and "poofter". Cockney Wanker is a long running character in "Viz", based on a stereotypical male Cockney. In 1983, he starred in "Get Crazy" as Reggie Wanker, a parody of Mick Jagger. Margaret "Peg/Peggy" Wanker Bundy (Katey Sagal) is Al's lazy, self-indulgent wife. It ranked "wanker" as the fourth most severe pejorative in English. It was released in Germany on the trash/punk rock label Wanker Records. His name is a reference to the abusive term "wanker". A near-exact English translation is wanker. They pay me to be a complete wanker every single day! The title was changed to "The Wannek" due to its sounding like wanker. For instance, "Viz" comic ran a parody strip called Wanker Watson. For several years, she co-hosted "The Wanker Show" on adult internet radio station KSEXradio.com. I do care if he starts telling people I'm a wanker because of my politics.