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Onanism Oh Nuh Niz Uhm Noun Masturbation Withdrawal Penis Sexual Intercourse

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1. Masturbation.
2. Withdrawal of the penis in sexual intercourse so that ejaculation takes place outside the vagina; coitus interruptus.

[1720–30;  after Onan,  son of Judah (Gen. 38:9); see -ism]

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