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self-pleasing en · ADJ

Etymology

From self- + pleasing.

Meanings

  1. That pleases oneself; given over only to one's own pleasure.
    • With such self-pleasing thoughts her wound she fed, / And thought so to beguile her grievous smart […] 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
    • This, once again, is the art of introspection and stubborn, self-pleasing originality. 2005, The Guardian, editorial, 6 Oct 2005:

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self-pleasing en · NOUN

Etymology

From self- + pleasing.

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic, uncountable) masturbation
    • Imagining the neighbors could be doing the same will automatically add new potency to your self-pleasing. 2012, Robin Westen, The 12-Minute Sex Solution, page 43:
    • Even today, the thought is "good girls don't, but good boys do." The reality is, girls, like boys, are curious about their bodies and may experiment with self-pleasing. 2008, Moira McCarthy, The Everything Guide to Raising Adolescent Girls, page 162: