spank the monkey
Solo male gratification
Spank the monkey is vulgar slang for male masturbation.
The phrase belongs to a large family of humorous euphemisms that describe the act through absurd imagery: He spent his teenage years spanking the monkey.
Like most such expressions, it's used jokingly rather than in serious discourse.
- jerk offSelf-stimulate sexually
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- self-explorationInvestigating one's own nature
- self lovePositive self-regard
- libidoInnate erotic drive
alone time · sexual health · eroticism · orgasm · happy ending · intimacy · stress relief · relaxation · dopamine release · pleasure · blow off steam · tactile sensation · kick back · muscle tension · hit the sack · desire · masturbation · circulation
spank the monkeymake love
Sexual intercourse
have sex · sexual intercourse · lovemaking · coitus · copulation
spank the monkeyabstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
celibacy · chastity · sexual restraint · abstain · self-denial