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Idiom idiom

spank the monkey


To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


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.


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  1. 01

    as clever as a cartload of monkeys

    Very clever, cunning or mischievous.

  2. 02

    barrel of monkeys

    Someone or something very amusing or funny, fun, mischievous, etc.

  3. 03

    brass monkey

    Very cold.

  4. 04

    brass monkeys

    Very cold.

  5. 05

    cheeky monkey

    An impudent person, usually a child.

  6. 06

    get one's monkey up

    To make someone angry, annoyed or irritated.

  7. 07

    grease monkey

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

  8. 08

    like butter on a bald monkey

    Very smooth.

Last updated August 10, 2026