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ipsation

ipsation noun: solitary masturbation.

Noun

ipsation (countable and uncountable, plural ipsations)

  1. (dated) Solitary masturbation.
    • Were this young boy a member of some primitive tribe he probably would find no need for ipsation, because at fifteen he would have found a sexual partner already and would be practising normal sexual intercourse with her.1931, Wolfe W. Beran, Individual Psychology and Sex (1931)
    • At age of 10 he was initiated into ipsation after mutual inspection of a little girl but this was an isolated instance; he was only interested from a distance.1941 October, Psychiatry Digest 1941-10: Vol 3 Iss 2

Forms of ipsation

pluralipsations

Origin of ipsation

From Latin ipse (“self”).

Questions about ipsation

What does ipsation mean?
Ipsation means solitary masturbation.
What part of speech is ipsation?
Ipsation is a noun.
What is the plural of ipsation?
The plural of ipsation is ipsations.

Words near ipsation in the dictionary

  1. ipsalazide
  2. ipsapirone
  3. Ipsara
  4. Ipsariot
  5. Ipsariots
  6. ipsation
  7. ipsative
  8. ipsatively
  9. ipsativity
  10. ipsatization
  11. ipsatize

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