The act of crying and wanking (masturbation)at the same time.
This term comes from 'Ye
Olde English' originating from the reign of
King Henry VIII and his desperation in not being able to produce a male heir to carry on the
Tudor dynasty. It was discovered by a lowly servant who stumbled upon the King in floods of tears and covered in copious amounts of semen. This information was a state secret until 2007 when it was released under Freedom of Information Act.
Example:
'Last night I watched Hugh Grant in Love Actually it was a
performance of a lifetime it touched me in so many ways I just had to have a crank'
'Every since I heard my Mum and Dad had died in a horrible dolphin accident I've had to crank myself to sleep every night'
'Late at night after his girlfriend had gone to sleep Steven Peters Matthews would slowly crank over her delicate jawline'
Mohinder: Hey guys do you all wanna go to the beach and catch some waves and then afterwards we can go to Chad's house and have communal crank'
Bruce: That sounds totally crazy sick Mohinder I'll give Chuck a ring he loves cranking'
'Man I just watched
Schindler's List, it was like totally sad but that little girl in the red coat was so hot i just had to have a crank'.
'The other day I was having a glorious wank in the woods when I saw a cute bunny rabbit get brutally mutilated by a hedgehog it turned my once in a lifetime wanking experience into a mournful cranking session'