onanism

Noun

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasureSynonyms: masturbationType of autoeroticism, autoerotismKinds self-stimulation, frottage, jacking off
  2. a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculationSynonyms: coitus interruptuswithdrawal methodwithdrawalpulling outType of birth control, birth prevention
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

O′nan·ism noun

Origin: Onan (Gen. xxxviii. 9): cf. F. onanisme.

Self-pollution; masturbation.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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