onanism
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o·nan·ism 
[oh-nuh-niz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
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[oh-nuh-niz-uhm] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus. |
| 2. | masturbation. |
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o·nan·ist, noun
o·nan·is·tic, adjective
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| o·nan·ism
(ō'nə-nĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n.
[After Onan, son of Judah (Genesis 38:9).] o'nan·ist n., o'nan·is'tic adj. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
onanism
onanism
"masturbation," 1727, from Onan, son of Judah (Gen. xxxviii.9), who spilled his seed on the ground rather than impregnate his dead brother's wife: "And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother." Somehow this was twisted by prudes into a prohibition of masturbation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| onanism | |
noun | |
| 1. | manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure [syn: masturbation] |
| 2. | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation [syn: coitus interruptus] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
onanism o·nan·ism (ō'nə-nĭz'əm)
n.
- See coitus interruptus.
- Masturbation.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Onanism
O"nan*ism\, n. [Onan (--Gen. xxxviii. 9): cf. F. onanisme.] Self-pollution; masturbation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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