wichsen
to wank
To achieve sexual gratification by stimulating the penis with the hand. The word is vulgar and mainly used in crude colloquial speech.
EXAMPLE
Er hat heimlich im Badezimmer gewichst.
He secretly wanked in the bathroom.
wichsen
to wank
wichsen – wichste – hat gewichst
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Meanings
jemanden wichsen
to beat someone up
To hit or beat someone up. This meaning is vulgar and belongs to crude colloquial speech.
EXAMPLE
Wenn du ihn weiter provozierst, wird er dich wichsen.
If you keep provoking him, he’ll beat you up.
wichsen
to polish
To polish something, especially shoes or boots, until it shines using wax or shoe polish. This meaning is outdated or regional and is especially associated with military contexts.
EXAMPLE
Die Rekruten mussten am Abend ihre Stiefel wichsen.
The recruits had to polish their boots in the evening.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry wichsen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| ich | wichse |
|---|---|
| du | wichst |
| er/sie/es | wichst |
| wir | wichsen |
| ihr | wichst |
| sie | wichsen |
Simple past
| ich | wichste |
|---|---|
| du | wichstest |
| er/sie/es | wichste |
| wir | wichsten |
| ihr | wichstet |
| sie | wichsten |
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with haben
| ich | habe gewichst |
|---|---|
| du | hast gewichst |
| er/sie/es | hat gewichst |
| wir | haben gewichst |
| ihr | habt gewichst |
| sie | haben gewichst |
Commands
| du | wichse! wichs! |
|---|---|
| ihr | wichst! |
| Sie | wichsen Sie! |
Past perfect
| ich | hatte gewichst |
|---|---|
| du | hattest gewichst |
| er/sie/es | hatte gewichst |
| wir | hatten gewichst |
| ihr | hattet gewichst |
| sie | hatten gewichst |
Future
| ich | werde wichsen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst wichsen |
| er/sie/es | wird wichsen |
| wir | werden wichsen |
| ihr | werdet wichsen |
| sie | werden wichsen |
Subjunctive I
| ich | wichse |
|---|---|
| du | wichsest |
| er/sie/es | wichse |
| wir | wichsen |
| ihr | wichset |
| sie | wichsen |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| ich | wichste |
|---|---|
| du | wichstest |
| er/sie/es | wichste |
| wir | wichsten |
| ihr | wichstet |
| sie | wichsten |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | wichsen |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu wichsen |
| present participle | wichsend |
| past participle | gewichst |
Usage tips
Crude register
'Wichsen' (to wank / to beat someone up) is very vulgar in its meanings relating to sexual self-gratification and hitting, and belongs to crude colloquial speech. The meaning relating to polishing, however, sounds outdated, regional, or associated with military language.
EXAMPLE
In einem offiziellen Gespräch wirkt „wichsen“ wegen seines derben Registers unpassend.
In an official conversation, 'wichsen' (to wank / to beat someone up) sounds inappropriate because of its crude register.
Construction without an object
In the meaning 'masturbieren' (to masturbate), 'wichsen' (to wank) is usually used without an object. There is also the expression 'sich einen wichsen' (to have a wank).
EXAMPLE
Er wichst manchmal, wenn er allein zu Hause ist.
He sometimes wanks when he is home alone.
Person as object
In the meaning 'schlagen' (to hit), the person affected is the accusative object. The pattern is: 'jemanden wichsen' (to beat someone up). The position of the object depends on the sentence structure.
EXAMPLE
Die Jugendlichen drohten, den Fremden zu wichsen.
The teenagers threatened to beat up the stranger.
Military context
The polishing meaning is often recognizable from words such as 'Stiefel' (boots), 'Schuhe' (shoes), 'Schuhcreme' (shoe polish), or 'Wachs' (wax). It is especially typical of older or military texts.
EXAMPLE
Der Feldwebel kontrollierte, ob alle Schuhe sauber gewichst waren.
The sergeant checked whether all the shoes had been polished properly.
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