"rub one out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-rub one out.ogg [Australia] Forms: rubs one out [present, singular, third-person], rubbing one out [participle, present], rubbed one out [participle, past], rubbed one out [past]
Etymology: From the notion of rubbing out seminal ejaculate of one’s penis. Etymology templates: {{m|en|rubbing out}} rubbing out Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rub one out (third-person singular simple present rubs one out, present participle rubbing one out, simple past and past participle rubbed one out)
  1. (intransitive, slang, vulgar, usually of a male) To masturbate manually to the point of orgasm. Tags: intransitive, slang, usually, vulgar Categories (topical): Masturbation Synonyms: rub one off, rub oneself off, masturbate
    Sense id: en-rub_one_out-en-verb-rSHMSDQN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out)

Inflected forms

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