"flog the dolphin" meaning in English

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Verb

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

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flog the dolphin meaning in English (1.6kB)

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