▪ I. wacker, n. (and a.) Liverpool dial.
(ˈwækə(r))
[Origin unknown.]
A Liverpudlian; also = wack2. Also attrib. or as adj.
| 1768 T. Boulton Sailor's Farewell iii. 32, I was told for certain, that th' king o' th' blacks had as many wenches as would stond i' th' cumpus of seven acres of graund; and, if it be true, he must be a wacker, e'cod! 1966 P. Moloney Plea for Mersey 21 The typical wacker is descended from a long line his mother listened to. Ibid. 22 We will consider the refinements of Wacker figures of speech later. 1970 A. Ross Manchester Thing 122, I can't help you, wacker... Five o'clock shut, on Friday, wack. |
▪ II. wacker
var. whacker.