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flogged the log

flogged the log is the simple past and past participle of flog the log.

Meaning of flog the log

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

Questions about flogged the log

What is flogged the log the simple past and past participle of?
Flogged the log is the simple past and past participle of flog the log.

Words near flogged the log in the dictionary

  1. flogged a dead pony
  2. flogged someone round the fleet
  3. flogged the bishop
  4. flogged the clock
  5. flogged the dolphin
  6. flogged the log
  7. floggee
  8. floggees
  9. flogger
  10. floggers
  11. floggeth

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