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self-pleasure

self-pleasure

8.7
Touching your own body to feel sexual pleasure
  • noun
  • /sɛlf-ˈplɛʒər/
  • NSFW
translation icon : autoerotismo
  • I don't think we have an increase in addictive personality types; we have a more permissive society that encourages self-pleasure.

But I never had that issue of daytime self pleasure.

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Examples

  • After all, we wouldn't want our self-pleasure to in any way be inconvenienced by an "unwanted child."

    Blog text (6)
  • В¶ Since that night all I have is self-pleasure.

  • Should we self-pleasure in public?

    Blog text (26)
  • So my hands are all gimped up so I'm unable to do a lot of self pleasuring because of disability.

  • В¶ Since that night all I have is self-pleasure,

  • In the overheard conversation, we hear what cowboys talk about between themselves, revealing the men behind the myth of the cowboy, men who engage in self-pleasure to get their hearts started.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Many people view self-pleasure as a natural part of exploring one's own sexuality.

  • He felt embarrassed discussing self-pleasure, despite it being common among adults.

  • In modern society, self-pleasure is often openly discussed as a form of self-care.

Synonyms

masturbation
vsself-pleasure
  • Offensive
44 6.3

Touching your own or someone else's private parts to feel sexual pleasure

is the narrower idea limited to deriving pleasure from oneself
self-abuse
vsself-pleasure
  • NSFW
2 9.9

The act of touching your own private parts for sexual pleasure

is the general act not limited to manual methods
autoeroticism
vsself-pleasure
  • NSFW
1 9.9

Sexual pleasure you give yourself by touching your body

is the general act of getting sexual pleasure from oneself
autoerotism
vsself-pleasure
  • NSFW
9.9

Sexual pleasure a person gives themselves by touching their own body without a partner

is the same meaning but often a variant form
self-stimulation
vsself-pleasure
  • Offensive
8.2

To touch your own private parts to get sexual pleasure

is the broader act of getting sexual pleasure from oneself

Antonyms

abstinence
  • NSFW
63 6.4

Choosing not to do things like drinking alcohol or having sex

4 5.7

Choosing not to have something you want for moral, religious, or unselfish reasons

How Vulgar

to jerk off
  • Offensive
30 9.9
to flog the dolphin
  • Offensive
1 9.9
to masturbate
  • Offensive
98 7.7
self-pleasure
  • NSFW
8.7

Surface Forms

self-pleasure singular

Morphology

self-pleasure = self + pleasure (transparent) = self + pleasure

A straightforward compound of 'self' + 'pleasure' meaning pleasure derived from oneself.

Etymology

Self-pleasure comes from two simple parts: self meaning 'own' and pleasure meaning 'enjoyment' or 'to please'. So self-pleasure literally means 'pleasure you give yourself', which is why it refers to getting sexual pleasure from yourself.