Meanings
plural fapstronauts
- slangA person who abstains from masturbation.
Fapstronauts, of course, are easy to make sport of.
2014, Matt Labash, The Seven Deadly Virtues, page 1063 more examples
“Some Fapstronauts are here to improve their interpersonal relationships, whether it be for a marriage, a relationship, or single life,” Rhodes said.
2014 March 13, Kickin' Ass, Takin' Names, “Biblethumpers . . . most of whom can be found at Bible camp spanking the monkey or beating around the bush . . . have tried everything they can to ruin it for everyone else.”, in alt.politics (Usenet)Meanwhile, r/NoFap’s front page encourages new fapstronauts to visit the subreddit r/Fapstronauts which serves as a noticeboard connecting r/NoFap users with accountability partners.
2015, Gilad Visotsky, The Click Trap, page 39The website NoFap, an offshoot of a popular Reddit message board founded by a now-retired Google contractor, provides community members (“fapstronauts”) a program to quit “fapping”—masturbating.
2018 November 13, Kate Julian, “Why Are Young People Having So Little Sex?”, in The Atlantic
Origin
Translations
Esperanto faponaŭto
- faponaŭtoperson who abstains from masturbation
Swedish runkmunk
- runkmunkperson who abstains from masturbation
Cite this entry
fapstronaut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fapstronaut
“fapstronaut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fapstronaut. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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