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autoerotica en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew Proto-Indo-European *tó- Proto-Hellenic *autós Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder. Ancient Greek αὖ (aû) Ancient Greek τόν (tón) Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)lbor. English auto- Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticabor. English erotica English autoerotica From auto- + erotica.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) autoerotic activity or materials
    • I couldn't even fathom what sort of sci-fi themed autoerotica might be on display for the perverted and sexually repressed masses that this sort of event obviously attracts. 2011, Bryan Young, Lost at the Con, page 80:
    • Needless to say, the guy paid dearly for his little experiment in autoerotica, and probably will never experience the joy of a jump rope in quite the same way. 2000, Wendy Northcutt, The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action, volume 1, page 272: