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An abbreviation for "you're welcome" (also a mollusc)
"thanks for that!" - thank you for helping
"whelks" - you're welcome
Whelks by Eyrelliah March 5, 2021
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Bag of whelks

When one has had too much of a good thing.
I went drinking at midday yesterday.By seven,I was a bag of whelks.
Bag of whelks by Scott McMaster V November 10, 2003

Whelkfucker 

A moronic twat whose existence is partially justified by all the jokes you can make at their expense.
Person S: Have you met Cooper?
Person D: That whelkfucker from Sales?

Person S: Well, at least there's a new target for the pisstake now
Whelkfucker by ProjectO June 23, 2011
An abbreviation for you're welcome. There should not be an abbreviation for thank you and not for you're welcome. If you're even saying you're welcome, you already did some kind of work. You should not have to waste your syllables just because someone is feeling grateful. Seek justice. Say welks.
Nick: Thanks for this useless abbreviation.

Lauren: Welks.
Welks by smeltyourmits June 6, 2018
short form of "you're welcome".
Bob: Hey, thanks for hooking me up with that chick!
Jim: Welks
Shortened form of "you're welcome." Used when people shorten "thank you" to "thanks."
Thank you is to you're welcome as
thanks is to welks.
"That homework help was great man, thanks!"

"Welks!"
Welks by triplelee March 3, 2009
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