Ethics (also known as moral philosophy) is the branch of philosophy which addresses questions of morality. The word ethics is commonly used interchangeably with 'morality,' and sometimes it is used more narrowly to mean the moral principles of a particular tradition, group, or individual..
Top Definition. wanker. While to wank  means to masturbate, the term wanker is seldom if ever used in British slang to denote one who wanks. It is quite wrong to infer from somebody's being a wanker that they in fact wank (and vice versa), but of course, fair to assume they do in any case.
Wanker may be indicated by a one-handed gesture, usually to an audience out of hearing range. It is performed by curling the fingers of the hand into a loose fist and moving the hand back and forth to mime male masturbation, which is equivalent to saying, that person is a wanker.n modern usage it is usually a general term of contempt rather than a commentary on sexual habits. Wanker has similar meanings and overtones to American pejoratives like jerk or jerk-off.