self-pleasure

noun

masturbation

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Meanings

nounself-pleasure (uncountable)
  1. euphemisticuncountablemasturbation
  2. uncountabledelight in oneself; the state of being pleased with oneself.

    Midler's self-pleasure in the merriment and mesmerism she can muster is nicely tempered by her ability to laugh at and with herself.

    1983 April 9, Walta Borawski, “Midler in Boston”, in Gay Community News, page 12
verbself-pleasure (third-person singular simple present self-pleasures, present participle self-pleasuring, simple past and past participle self-pleasured)

present singular third person self-pleasures · participle present self-pleasuring · participle past self-pleasured · past self-pleasured

  1. euphemisticTo pleasure oneself; masturbate.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
masturbation

Origin

From self- + pleasure.

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APA

self-pleasure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-pleasure

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“self-pleasure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-pleasure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-pleasure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-pleasure.

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