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onanism
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onanism /onan·ism/ (o´nah-nizm)
1. coitus interruptus.
2. masturbation.
o·nan·ism (n-nzm)
n.
1. See coitus interruptus.
2. Masturbation.
onanism
[ō′nəniz′əm]
coitus interruptus; withdrawal of the penis just before ejaculation during sexual intercourse. See also masturbation.
onanism [o´nah-nizm]
1. coitus interruptus.
2. masturbation.
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26) According to Krauss, this onanistic "performance for the monitor" is the medium's definitive aesthetic.
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Onanistic children with an interest in the genitals of others most often develop into "voyeurs, eager spectators of the processes of micturition and defecation," activities likeliest to satisfy eyes hungering for a glimpse of hidden genitals.
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Returning to the scene of the crime is another not uncommon behavioural feature: sometimes for practical reasons, such as checking on the progress made by the police, sometimes to gloat, to re-live the experience of the crime, sometimes for purposes of necrophilia, or perhaps to engage in onanistic activity over the corpse.
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