🧣 A neck cloth 🍔 To eat quickly ⚠️ Risky self-pleasure 🪵 To join wood 🪵 A wood joint 🧣 To wrap with cloth

to scarf

1 9.9

To harm oneself by restricting breathing during sexual activity to increase pleasure

verb
/skɑrf/

Offensive

: practicar asfixia autoerótica (vulgar)

Did you see him scarf in the bathroom?

Examples

He likes to scarf when he's alone.
The group discussed the phenomenon of teens who scarf after reading about it online.
He heard the risks of trying to scarf but tried it anyway.
Some people scarf because they believe it intensifies the experience, though it is very dangerous.
He confessed that he often prefers to scarf when he feels overwhelmed.
During a private moment, he would scarf as a way to cope with his stress.
She mentioned that her boyfriend sometimes scarfs to enhance his pleasure.

Phrasal Verbs

to scarf out

Informal

1 8.4

To eat a lot of food very quickly

Compounds

scarf joint

Specialized

1 9.0

A connection where two pieces are shaped to fit end to end to form a longer piece

scarf bandage

1 5.1

A wide triangular cloth worn around the neck to hold an injured forearm

bhagwa scarf

Indian

9.9

A saffron-colored scarf worn to show Hindu identity or political support

Surface Forms

scarf infinitive

scarfed past

scarfed past participle

scarfing present participle

scarfs third person singular

Etymology

Scarf in the sexual sense is a modern slang that links to the idea of choking or cutting off breath, so a helpful way to remember this use is that it refers to partial strangling during sexual activity, and it is very dangerous.