Meanings
- uncommonuncountableA form of (usually female) masturbation involving the rubbing or squeezing of the thighs together to sexually stimulate one's genitalia, often to the point of orgasm, typically without the use of hands.
For women this is a form of solo sex known as syntribation: the hands-free method of squeezing your thighs together, allowing the pressure of the two legs squashing together to give you an orgasm.
2024 April 18, Alice Giddings, “Hide your rubber gloves, these are the household items Brits use to masturbate”, in Metro, archived from the original on 15 Aug 20242 more examples
It should be noted that this ability may, in some cases, be associated with some degree of physical stimulation, i.e., syntribation, the squeezing together of the thighs with the consequent squeezing of various other bits of genital anatomy.
2023 December 28, Donald Lambert Jesse Quicke, Female Arousal and Orgasm: Anatomy, Physiology, Behaviour and Evolution, Bentham Science Publishers, →ISBN, page 246I think I speak on the behalf of many girls when I say that the revelation of syntribation in our lives occurred on an ordinary day,[…]¶ For the unversed, syntribation is a hands-free, non-penetrative form of masturbation that involves rubbing the thighs together to generate friction and pressure on the clitoris, leading to an oh-so-good climax. Although commonly practised among individuals with vulvas, it's crucial to emphasise that syntribation is not exclusive to any gender.
2024 February 4, Sharon D’silva, “Syntribation - The Hands-Free Masturbation Technique You Need To Try!”, in Femina, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2024
Origin
From Ancient Greek συντρῑ́βω (suntrī́bō, “to rub together”) + -ation.
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syntribation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syntribation
“syntribation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syntribation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syntribation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syntribation.
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