Meanings
present singular third person polishes the pearl · participle present polishing the pearl · participle past polished the pearl · past polished the pearl
- slangvulgarTo masturbate by stimulating one's clitoris.
There is no official “right way” to polish the pearl. You can use your fingers, lube, toys, or even water from a showerhead.
2010, Christi Smith Scofield, Ted Scofield, Sexy Slang's Bedroom Challenges: 69 Ways to Spice Up Your Sex Life, Sourcebooks, →ISBN, page 902 more examples
Women sometimes tell us that part of the reason they settle for not coming during intercourse is because they're terrified their partner would be offended if they reached down to polish the pearl while they're having sex.
2007, Dorian Solot, Marshall Miller, I Love Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide, Da Capo Press, →ISBNBoth “whittling the whalebone” and “polishing the pearl” are so ingrained in our DNA that infants have been known to handle their business long before it's open for business.
2010, Kristen Schaal, Rich Blomquist, The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 64
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