onanism

Meaning

1. (dated, formal, uncountable, usually) Masturbation.
2. (dated, formal, uncountable, usually) Ejaculating outside the vagina during intercourse; (the performing of) coitus interruptus.

Synonyms

masturbation

self-abuse

coitus interruptus

withdrawal method

pulling out

withdrawal

wank

ipsation

manustupration

pocket pool

mastupration

ipsism

Translations

onanisme

onanismo

Onanie

onanismo

αυνανισμός

onanismo

onanisme

masturbation

masturbación

onanisme

masturbazione

Masturbation

masturbação

onanie

branlette

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊnəˌnɪzəm/

Etymology

From Onan + -ism. In the Book of Genesis, Onan, son of Judah, in fulfillment of the laws of levirate marriage was to impregnate his brother Er's widow, Tamar, in order to raise offspring from the union in his brother's name. In order to avoid raising descendants for his late brother, however, Onan "spilled his semen on the ground when he went in to his brother's wife, so that he would not give offspring to his brother" (Genesis 38:9).