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noun
Repetitive behavior intended to stimulate one's senses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: autism
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Synonyms: stimming
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Masturbation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, rare, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
manual stimulation of your own genital organ for sexual pleasure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: self-abuse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: masturbation, onanism
History
From self- + stimulation. Autism-related sense common since around 1970, before which other terms were also used.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
