autoerotica

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noun

autoerotic activity or materials

OriginEnglish erotica ← Latin erōtica ← Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós) →
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Meanings

nounautoerotica (uncountable)
  1. uncountableautoerotic activity or materials

    Needless to say, the guy paid dearly for his little experiment in autoerotica, and probably will never experience the joy of a jump rope in quite the same way.

    2000, Wendy Northcutt, The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action, volume 1, page 272
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    I couldn't even fathom what sort of sci-fi themed autoerotica might be on display for the perverted and sexually repressed masses that this sort of event obviously attracts.

    2011, Bryan Young, Lost at the Con, page 80

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Englishauto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rem-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rém-e-tider.?
  12. Ancient Greekἐράω (eráō)
  13. Ancient Greekἔρως (érōs)
  14. Ancient Greekἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)
  15. Latinerōtica
  16. Englisherotica
  17. Englishautoerotica

From auto- + erotica.

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APA

autoerotica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoerotica

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Chicago

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