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onanism
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun onanism has 2 senses
- onanism(n = noun.act) masturbation - manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure; Array is a kind of autoeroticism, autoerotism
- onanism(n = noun.act) coitus interruptus, pulling out, withdrawal, withdrawal method - a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation; Array is a kind of birth control, birth prevention, family planning
has particulars: self-abuse, self-stimulation, frottage, hand job, jacking off, jerking off, wank
Derived form noun onanist1
CIDE DICTIONARY
onanism, n. [Onan (Gen. xxxviii. 9 ): cf. F. onanisme .].
Self-pollution; masturbation. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
onanism, n.
1 masturbation.
2 coitus interruptus.
1 masturbation.
2 coitus interruptus.
Derivative
onanist n. onanistic adj.
Etymology
F onanisme or mod.L onanismus f. Onan (Gen. 38:9)
ROGET THESAURUS
onanism
Sexuality
N sex, sexuality, gender, male, masculinity, maleness, female, femininity, sexual intercourse, copulation, mating, coitus, sex, lovemaking, marital relations, sexual union, sleeping together, carnal knowledge, sex instinct, sex drive, libido, lust, concupiscence, hots, horns, arousal, heat, rut, estrus, oestrus, tumescence, erection, hard-on, boner, masturbation, self-gratification, autoeroticism, onanism, self- abuse, orgasm, climax, ejaculation, sexiness, attractiveness, sensuality, voluptuousness, fornication, adultery, sex symbol, sex goddess, stud, hunk, one-night stand, pornography, porn, porno, hardcore pornography, softcore pornography, pin-up, cheesecake, beefcake, Playboy, Esquire, Hustler, perversion, deviation, sexual abnormality, fetish, fetishism, homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, sodomy, buggery, pederasty, sadism, masochism, sado-masochism, incest, sexy, erotic, sexual, carnal, sensual, hot, horny, randy, rutting, passionate, lusty, hot-blooded, libidinous, up, in the mood, homosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual.
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