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flog the log

flog the log verb: to masturbate by stimulating one's penis.

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) To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.
    • He was a normal horny boy who flogged the log with the best of them.1991, James Whitehead, Joiner, →ISBN, page 64
    Synonyms:
    masturbate

Synonyms of flog the log

Forms of flog the log

third-person singular presentflogs the log
present participleflogging the log
past participleflogged the log
pastflogged the log

Questions about flog the log

What does flog the log mean?
Flog the log means to masturbate by stimulating one's penis.
What part of speech is flog the log?
Flog the log is a verb.
What is the past tense of flog the log?
The past tense of flog the log is flogged the log.

Words near flog the log in the dictionary

  1. flog a dead pony
  2. flog someone round the fleet
  3. flog the bishop
  4. flog the clock
  5. flog the dolphin
  6. flog the log
  7. flog-bottomist
  8. flog-bottomists
  9. floggable
  10. flogged
  11. flogged a dead horse

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