self-pollutionn.
/ˌsɛlfpəˈl(j)uːʃn/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfpəˈluʃ(ə)n/ Masturbation, regarded as sinful or harmful. Usually with reference to male masturbation. Cf. self-abuse n. 3.Now chiefly used in conservative religious discourse or in humorously or ironically censorious contexts.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > masturbation > [noun]
onanism1600
masturbation1603
mastupration1616
self-pollution1619
self-abuse1718
manustupration1728
self-stimulation1860
jerking1889
friggingc1890
autoeroticism1898
autoerotism1898
automanipulation1920
pocket billiards1940
wanking1944
1619 N. Byfield Beginning Doctr. Christ x. 129 Selfe-pollution, or the transgression of Onan.
1626 R. Bernard Isle of Man i. 103 Fornication, Selfe-pollution, &c.
1733 Ordinary of Newgate, his Acct. 19 Dec. 27/2 (advt.) On the Simple Gonorrhæa..and other Weaknesses, whether from Venereal Embraces, Self-pollution, improperly call'd Onanism, or Natural Imbecility.
1766 tr. S. A. D. Tissot Treat. Crime of Onan ii. viii. 86 It has been precedently observed, that self-pollution is more pernicious than excesses with women.
1825 J. M. Good Study Med. (ed. 2) III. 233 Two young men who had induced the same disease by a habit of self-pollution.
1882 D. W. Cathell Physician Himself 106 The results of self-pollution are not half as destructive as commonly supposed; when the habit is stopped, its results are usually quickly recovered from.
1918 Jrnl. Amer. Inst. Criminal Law & Criminol. 9 51 Sexual excess and self-pollution are wide-spread.
1985 T. C. Boyle Greasy Lake & Other Stories 200 In the confessional the priest asked me if I practiced self-pollution.
2005 Guardian 30 July (Review section) 10/4 The night always offered greater opportunities for sexual misconduct, from adultery and prostitution to the wickedness of ‘self-pollution’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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