"self-gratification" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From self- + gratification. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|gratification}} self- + gratification Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} self-gratification (uncountable)
  1. Self-satisfaction. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-self-gratification-en-noun-A6oY8RKT
  2. (euphemistic) Masturbation. Tags: euphemistic, uncountable Synonyms: autoeroticism
    Sense id: en-self-gratification-en-noun-MSVFc~Yx Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: self-gratifying
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