onanism

onan·ism | \ ˈō-nə-ˌni-zəm

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1 : masturbation

2 : coitus interruptus

3 : self-gratification the kind of intellectual onanism to which he was dedicated— Esther P. Shiverick

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Recent Examples on the Web One White House foe famously described Bannon's behavior in office as nothing but a particularly impossible form of onanism. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "In Europe, Steve Bannon can still play the hero," 13 Mar. 2018

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on an empty stomach

on an equal footing

on a nightly basis

on another line

on (a) par with

on a personal level

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“Onanism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onanism. Accessed 29 May. 2020.

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