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o·nan·ism

(ō′nə-nĭz′əm)

1. Masturbation.

2. Coitus interruptus.

[After Onan, son of Judah (Genesis 38:9).]

o′nan·ist n.

o′nan·is′tic adj.

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onanism

(ˈəʊnəˌnɪzəm)

another name for masturbation, coitus interruptus

[C18: after Onan, son of Judah; see Genesis 38:9]

ˈonanist n, adj

ˌonanˈistic adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

o•nan•ism

(ˈoʊ nəˌnɪz əm)

n.

1. withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.

2. masturbation.

[1720–30; after Onan, son of Judah (Genesis 38:9); see -ism]

o′nan•ist, n.

o`nan•is′tic, adj.

onanism

1. the practice of preejaculatory withdrawal during intercourse.
2. masturbation. — onanist, n. — onanistic, adj.

onanism

[ˈəʊnənɪzəm] N → onanismo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

onanism

n (form) → Coitus interruptus m; (= masturbation) → Onanie f, → Masturbation f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

onanism

[ˈəʊnəˌnɪz/əm] n → onanismo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

o·nan·ism

n. onanismo, coito interrumpido.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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Then Kate Julian's Atlantic examination of what she calls the "sexual recession" looks at a surprising reality of life in the sexually liberated West--the fact that despite (or because of?) our permissive culture and the sweeping availability of entertainments that cater to every kind of sexual desire, the sexual act itself has fallen somewhat out of fashion, along with its usual accompaniments (relationships, marriage, childbearing), while onanism and long-term celibacy are on the rise.

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With her extravagant abjection and cheerful onanism, Fatebe proved to be a surprisingly expressive form and inexhaustible engine of breakdown and recuperation.

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Instead, he convincingly argues, the culture of academic economists encourages and rewards a mathematical modeling onanism that is not only not "seminal," but is instead practically barren of any contributions to that understanding.

HOW ECONOMICS PROFESSORS CAN STOP FAILING US

These three women become connected first loosely, and then very closely, after a shocking incident: Tara, finding herself alone on the train, decides to give in to her impulse and indulges in onanism. This is caught on film without her knowledge or permission and leaked online, making her the most vilified woman in the country within 24 hours.

FICTION: WOMEN ON THE VERGE

suslova said that "the girl had bad habits which had a great effect on her health, namely: she engaged in onanism." Id.

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You won't find in Joaquin's works a man engaging in onanism.

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The manner of his dress during his erotic asphyxiation ritual compounded the sense of unmanliness created by the shameful fact of drug-and-asphyxiation-enhanced onanism that had gone too far.

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Noun	1.	onanism - manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure masturbation autoeroticism, autoerotism - using you own body as a sexual object self-abuse, self-stimulation - manual stimulation of your own genital organ for sexual pleasure frottage - masturbation by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd) hand job, jacking off, jerking off, wank - slang for masturbation
	2.	onanism - a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation coitus interruptus, pulling out, withdrawal method, withdrawal birth control, birth prevention, family planning - limiting the number of children born