"flog the log" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-flog the log.ogg [Australia] Forms: flogs the log [present, singular, third-person], flogging the log [participle, present], flogged the log [participle, past], flogged the log [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} flog the log (third-person singular simple present flogs the log, present participle flogging the log, simple past and past participle flogged the log)
  1. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar, of a male) To masturbate. Tags: idiomatic, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Masturbation Synonyms: masturbate
    Sense id: en-flog_the_log-en-verb-~E9p9hIT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English predicates

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flog the log meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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