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masturbation

noun
/ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/UK/ˌmæstɚˈbeɪʃən/US

Etymology

Borrowed from French masturbation, New Latin masturbātiō, masturbātiōnem. By surface analysis, masturbat(e) + -ion.

  1. learned borrowing from masturbātiō
  2. borrowed from masturbation

Definitions

  1. Sexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of…

    Sexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of orgasm.

    • Diogenes in sight of all, exercising his Masturbation, bred a longing desire in the bystanders, that in such sort they might fill their bellies by rubbing or clawing the same.
    • Masturbation is fun and natural. Not to mention it's a great way to earn five bucks without touchin' the guy.
    • While masturbation was never favored in Judeo-Christian tradition, Victorian morality, along with the Great Awakening and other religious revivals in America, created a perfect storm for people to really get obsessed with it.

  2. The stimulation of another person's genitals using the hands.

  3. A vain activity that serves only to provide self-indulgent satisfaction without any…

    A vain activity that serves only to provide self-indulgent satisfaction without any practical or external value.

    • That experimental film was nothing more than intellectual masturbation for the director.
    • So call me antisocial, call it masturbation Either way, it's a solo operation I'm just far more comfortable alone

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Derived

antimasturbation, intellectual masturbation, masturbational, masturbationism, masturbationist, masturbationlike, mental masturbation, musturbation, mutual masturbation, overmasturbation, procrasturbation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for masturbation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA