(slang, vulgar) An event, publication, etc. that is wanky: narcissistically foolish or pretentious.
2001, Vincent McInerney, Writing for radioIf what you write has any worth, it may lie submerged for a time, but will eventually surface when the present wankfest has passed.
2004, Neil Kulkarni, Hip hop: bring the noise: the stories behind the biggest songsMost rap albums are too long — fact. lt's one of the perils of CDs that many albums in all genres have turned into over-indulgent wankfests...
2014, Laurie Penny, The New Statesman, 12 Jan 2014:Whose wankfest is this anyway? The BBC's Sherlock doesn’t just engage with fan fiction - it is fan fiction.
