Onanism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Onanism \O"nan*ism\, n. [Onan (--Gen. xxxviii. 9): cf. F.
     onanisme.]
     Self-pollution; masturbation.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  onanism
       n 1: manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or
            another) for sexual pleasure [syn: {masturbation}, {self-abuse}]
       2: a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but
          the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
          [syn: {coitus interruptus}, {withdrawal method}, {pulling
          out}]