Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person addicted to or guilty of onanism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a man who
masturbates - noun a man who uses
coitus interruptus as a means ofbirth control
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who practices masturbation
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Examples
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High point Cuarón swapping the traditionally grandiose opening sequence for an intimate tracking shot zooming in on Harry as he practices spells beneath the bed covers like some kind of feverish magical onanist.
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I recall an analysis of Uriah Heep representing the Victorian model of an “onanist.”
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Also, if you want to indulge in corporate onanist weasel words, in best practice terms Adams has the world leading promotional/informative websites for his anthologies.
Archive 2010-01-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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Given that he was a notorious onanist, it's a fair bet that Gustave Flaubert, were he alive today, would be an avid consumer of porn.
Who's in between the covers of Playboy now? Madame Bovary 2010
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Hans papperskorg svämmade över med använda näsdukar och det gick ett rykte bland kvällsstädarna att han var obotlig onanist.
Boing Boing 2007
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Duncan "Atrios" Black describes Obama as a "wanker," British slang for an onanist.
Domestic Spying 2008
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Which is far and away the best thing the hubristic onanist in chief had to splurge onto the scene in the eve of publication blether.
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So I watched the new special edition of "Rear Window" and went onanist.
In which I say who won last night's debate and almost abandon my cruel neutrality pose. Ann Althouse 2008
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Nick, you are a a moral onanist and a dinner party nightmare.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2007
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Was he boasting about the size of his manhood, or does he just think that patched-eye Pete is an onanist?
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
reesetee commented on the word onanist
Weirdnet #2, I BEG your pardon!
February 24, 2009