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self-manipulation
self-manipulation n.
Brit. 
/ˌsɛlfmənɪpjᵿˈleɪʃn/
, /ˌsɛlfmənɪpjᵿˈleɪʃn/U.S. /ˌsɛlfməˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
the action or an act of manipulating oneself or a part of one's body (in various senses of manipulate v.); spec. masturbation./ˌsɛlfməˌnɪpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ΚΠ
1861 Monthly Relig. Mag. Jan. 59 Far less do we need an ‘example’, as a pattern of perfection which we might strive after with vain self-manipulations.
1863 S. B. Birch Constipated Bowels (ed. 2) ii. 99 Several of the most tedious cases of constipation..solely depended upon cerebro-spinal irritability with debility thus generated [sc. by the abuse of the sexual passion], the worst of all being instances, not of natural excess, but of self-manipulation.
1908 Filipina Esperantisto Sept. 54 (advt.) The Sanitas massage rollers,..the best thing for self-manipulations.
1949 M. Mead Male & Female x. 216 The female child's genitals are less exposed..to self-manipulation.
1995 Daily Mail (Nexis) 2 Nov. 51 By very skilful hype and self-manipulation they have actually managed to become bigger than the products they were hired to promote.
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