Ipsation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Solitary masturbation. countable, dated, uncountable

    "Were this young boy a member of some primitive tribe he probably would find no need for ipsation, because at fifteen he would have found a sexual partner already and would be practising normal sexual intercourse with her."

Example

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"Were this young boy a member of some primitive tribe he probably would find no need for ipsation, because at fifteen he would have found a sexual partner already and would be practising normal sexual intercourse with her."

Etymology

From Latin ipse (“self”).

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