masturbation

[ mas-ter-bey-shuhn ]

/ ˌmæs tərˈbeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, especially to orgasm; sexual self-gratification.

the stimulation, by manual or other means exclusive of sexual intercourse, of another's genitals, especially to orgasm.

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Origin of masturbation

First recorded in 1760–70; masturbate + -ion

mas·tur·ba·tion·al, adjectivemas·tur·ba·to·ry

[mas-ter-buh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈmæs tər bəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

Insisting on possessing a right of way that one can’t possibly exercise is just intellectual masturbation.
Who Has the Right of Way on the Skin Track?|Sundog|March 26, 2021|Outside Online
Since if you get the clock out of your head, the counter won’t matter that much, especially since the only true and useful indicator of the battle won by quality will be there in bed with you, assuming this is not just about masturbation.
Sex That You Will Never Have Under ANY Conditions|Eugene Robinson|November 29, 2020|Ozy
A study from Scotland’s University of Paisley found that partnered sex releases 400 percent more prolactin, the neurohormone responsible for feelings of sexual satiety, than does masturbation.
Sexless in the City - Facts So Romantic|Anastasia Bendebury & Michael Shilo DeLay|August 11, 2020|Nautilus
Why, for instance, would having more sexual partners be a better safeguard against the disease than masturbation?
Ladies’ Men Live Longer|Charlotte Lytton|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Caitlin Moran talks sex, feminism, family, and the beauty of masturbation.
Join Caitlin Moran’s Riotous Feminist Revolution|Lizzie Crocker|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In life, two things are inevitable: death and male masturbation.
Tim Ferriss Is Bro Culture’s Anti-Masturbation Crusader|Samantha Allen|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the game of masturbation regulation, Ferriss might succeed where all others have failed.
Tim Ferriss Is Bro Culture’s Anti-Masturbation Crusader|Samantha Allen|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Can he make the historically religious anti-masturbation movement popular for bros?
Tim Ferriss Is Bro Culture’s Anti-Masturbation Crusader|Samantha Allen|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Masturbation has83 always been practised by him as a purely physical act, unaccompanied, that is to say, by any imaginative ideas.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll
In solitude, and above all in bed, masturbation can naturally be effected much more readily.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll
But when we pass to the question of the extent of masturbation among girls, the differences become more acute.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll
Other signs that are supposed to indicate the habitual practice of masturbation are of little diagnostic value.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll
Attempts have often been made to determine the comparative frequency of masturbation in the two sexes.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll

masturbation

[ măs′tər-bā′shən ]

Excitation of one's own or another's genital organs, usually to orgasm, by manual contact or means other than sexual intercourse.