Colloquial Variant guide

beat one's meat

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To masturbate manually by stroking or rubbing one's penis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, slang, vulgar

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To waste time; to engage in an unproductive activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, slang, vulgar

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: aftrekken — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Dutch: rukken — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Finnish: tumputtaa — vulgar: to masturbate
  • German: sich einen runterholen — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Italian: farsi una sega — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Italian: lucidarsi l'uccello — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Malay: lancap — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Malay: rancap — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Malay: bergoyang — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Polish: walić konia — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Portuguese: bater uma — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Romanian: da laba — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Romanian: face laba — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Romanian: fute laba — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Romanian: și-o freca — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Swedish: runka — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Vietnamese: thủ dâm — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Vietnamese: tự sướng — vulgar: to masturbate
  • Dutch: lanterfanten — vulgar: to waste time
  • Dutch: lummelen — vulgar: to waste time
  • Finnish: tumpeloida — vulgar: to waste time
  • German: herumgammeln — vulgar: to waste time
  • Polish: opieprzać się — vulgar: to waste time
  • Romanian: fute timpul — vulgar: to waste time
  • Romanian: fute vremea — vulgar: to waste time
  • Romanian: pierde vremea — vulgar: to waste time
  • Romanian: pierde timpul — vulgar: to waste time
  • Romanian: prosti — vulgar: to waste time
  • Romanian: juca — vulgar: to waste time