masturbation
See also: Masturbation and Masturbatioun
English
Etymology
From Middle French masturbation, from Latin verb masturbor, conjectured to have originated from a contraction of manus (“hand”) and turbō (“disturb, throw into confusion”).
Pronunciation
Noun
masturbation (usually uncountable, plural masturbations)
- Manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or other erotic regions, often to orgasm, either by oneself or a partner.
- Masturbation is our first and natural form of sexual activity and if that's inhibited or damaged, then we suffer for the rest of our lives. ―Betty Dodson
- 1603, John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes, […], printed at London: […] Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:, II.12:
- Diogenes in sight of all, exercising his Masturbation, bred a longing desire in the bystanders, that in such sort they might fill their bellies by rubbing or clawing the same.
- (figuratively) A vain activity.
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:masturbation.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:masturbation
- fingering, rolling the pill, bean flicking (female masturbation)
Derived terms
Terms derived from masturbation
Related terms
Translations
manual erotic stimulation of the genitals
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Further reading
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mastyʁbasjɔ̃/
Noun
masturbation f (plural masturbations)
Synonyms
Further reading
- “masturbation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Noun
masturbation f (plural not attested)
- masturbation
- 1506, François de La Mothe Le Vaye, Quatre Dialogues Faits A L'Imitation Des Anciens, page 114:
- La premiere façon est parmy nous abominable, la nature reclamant en apparence contre cette deception de nerfs, appellée masturbation.
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