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spank the monkey

idiom
Meaning

To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.


Examples
SIMPLE

He went to the bathroom to spank the monkey.

CONTEXTUAL

Living alone in that small apartment, he had plenty of time to spank the monkey.

COMPLEX

The crude novel depicted the lonely protagonist, night after night, drinking cheap wine and spanking the monkey until dawn.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    brass monkey

    Very cold.

  2. 02

    cheeky monkey

    An impudent person, usually a child.

  3. 03

    get one's monkey up

    To make someone angry, annoyed or irritated.

  4. 04

    grease monkey

    A mechanic, often with the specific connotation of an automobile mechanic.

  5. 05

    like butter on a bald monkey

    Very smooth.

  6. 06

    make a monkey out of

    To cause a person, group, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule.

  7. 07

    monkey around

    To act foolishly.

  8. 08

    monkey business

    Activity that is mischievous, stupid, or time-wasting.

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