masturbation
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˌmæstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n//
- United Kingdom//ˌmɑːstəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n//
- United States//ˌmæstɚˈbeɪʃən//
Sexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of orgasm.
noun
- 1
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
figurativeA 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
Etymology
Borrowed from French masturbation, New Latin masturbātiō, masturbātiōnem. By surface analysis, masturbat(e) + -ion.
Forms
- plural
- masturbations
masturbation · Sexual stimulation of one's genitalia or other erotic regions, often to the point of orgasm.
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