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jacking off

jacking off is the present participle and gerund of jack off.

Meaning of jack off

Verb

jack off (third-person singular simple present jacks off, present participle jacking off, simple past and past participle jacked off)

  1. (Canada, US, ambitransitive, derogatory, reflexive, slang) To masturbate.
    • Two boys jacking off under railroad bridge. The train shakes through their bodies, ejaculates them, fades with distant whistle.1962 [1959], William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, New York: Grove Press, page 81
  2. (Canada, US, derogatory, slang, vulgar) To stimulate or please oneself in an unproductive or idle way.

Questions about jacking off

What is jacking off the present participle and gerund of?
Jacking off is the present participle and gerund of jack off.

Words near jacking off in the dictionary

  1. jacking gear
  2. jacking gears
  3. jacking in
  4. jacking into
  5. jacking it
  6. jacking off
  7. jacking point
  8. jacking points
  9. jacking up
  10. jackings
  11. Jackintosh

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