Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rub one out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: rub one out
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"Irish sounded serious when he said, “Oh, yeah, dog, if you get caught rubbing one out in the joint, you're fucked.” I said, “What's rubbing one out mean?” He cackled, and said, “Whackin' off, chokin' your chicken, spankin' the monkey. Come on dog, don't play stupid.”"

Etymology

From the notion of rubbing out seminal ejaculate of one’s penis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rubs one out (present, singular) rubbing one out (participle, present) rubbed one out (participle, past) rubbed one out (past)

Synonyms

jerk one out rub one off rub oneself off abuse bash one out bate beat it beat off crank one out fap frig goon

Questions

What does rub one out mean?: To masturbate.
Where does rub one out come from?: From the notion of rubbing out seminal ejaculate of one’s penis.

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