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.
Sometimes the purpose of slang is to cause offence, insults such as wanker or gobshite for example; and sometimes the purpose is to prevent it by substituting a slang word for the offensive one, berk (rhyming slang for cunt) for example.Sometimes a Spoonerism, is employed to make taboo speech more acceptable.lang is also used to create an identity or sense of belonging and a number of occupations have their own slang; most notably the armed forces, referred to as Forces or Service slang; and the construction industry. A dictionary of service slang by J. L. Hunt and A. G. Pringle was published in 1943.