self-stimulation
Repetitive behavior intended to stimulate one's sensesRepetitive behavior intended to stimulate one's senses.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Repetitive behavior intended to stimulate one's senses.
(euphemistic, rare, uncountable)Masturbation.
More definitions
- manual stimulation of your own genital organ for sexual pleasure
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From self- + stimulation. Autism-related sense common since around 1970, before which otheFrom self- + stimulation. Autism-related sense common since around 1970, before which other terms were also used.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- manual stimulation of your own genital organ for sexual pleasure:self-abuse
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable