Meanings
present singular third person blasturbates · participle present blasturbating · participle past blasturbated · past blasturbated · alternative blasterbate
- slangTo overuse blast beats in extreme metal.
Any time you get a chance to hear Jack Blackburn blasturbating (blacksturbating?) on an album, that's a lovely treat as well - although he isn't their live drummer going forward.
2025 December 31, Nate, “MetalBite's Top 10 Albums of the Month - November 2025”, in MetalBite, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2026, Demon King - Death Knell – The Artisan Era2 more examples
The drumming is also very strong, there are lots of blastbeats, but no "blasturbating" like in too many black metal bands nowadays. Other techniques are used to form a fairly diverse drumming style.
2006 July 27, CannibalCorpse, “The Mystic Path to the Netherworld – Order of the Ebon Hand”, in The Metal Archives, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2015, Another great, obscure Greek BM album - 88%Havok's vocalist has an incredibly powerful thrash scream and the drummer definitely knows his way around a kit. He beats the Hell out of those drums, but he’s not just blasturbating around.
2015 November 20, ReapSoul964, “Time is Up – Havok”, in The Metal Archives, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2017, Quintessential Thrash - 90% - slangSynonym of sodcast.
I want the same chagrin people feel when called out for picking their nose or picking their wedgie in public to be their lot with blasterbating.
2024 July 5, Kendra Stanton Lee, “Blasterbating Needs to Stop. Turn Down For What? – Opinion”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2024
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*blēstijaną
- Proto-West Germanic*blēstijan
- Old Englishblǣstan
- Middle Englishblasten
- Englishblast
- Englishmasturbate
- Englishblasturbate
Blend of blast + masturbate.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
blasturbate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blasturbate
“blasturbate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blasturbate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blasturbate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blasturbate.
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