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b) In a manner which suggests masturbation; hence, fruitless, self-congratulatory, self-absorbed, pointless
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onanistic — onan·is·tic … English syllables
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onanism — onanist, n. onanistic, adj. /oh neuh niz euhm/, 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 (Gen. 38:9); see ISM]… … Universalium
