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flogging the dolphin 

Beating the meat. exorcising the bishop. giving a handshake to russel the love mussel. pleasuring one's self.
after i had dinner with my "you're just a friend" Cindy, i went straight home to flog the dolphin.
flogging the dolphin by charlie July 16, 2003

Flogging the dolphin 

Euphemism for masturbation. Primarily male oriented but can be unisex.
Hey, how did your date go last night?
It didn't. I was stood up, so I ended up staying home and flogging the dolphin.
Flogging the dolphin by ZydrateGirl October 30, 2013

flogging the dolphin 

to jerk off;masturbate;rubbing one out
Joe didnt get it in with his girlfriend,so instead he started flogging the dolphin

flogging the dolphin 

Masturbating. See also: feed the ducks See also: jerking off
Dude, honestly. I've been sitting here all day thinking about flogging the dolphin. But, there's no lotion. Fuck!
flogging the dolphin by BobbyMiller January 30, 2003

flogging the dolphin

this is an euphemism which originated from Boston, but has also been known to be used by people from Myrtle Beach & New York. It describes the act of furiously masturbating, but describing it in a more respectful way to not lower the tone unnecessarily. For example it could be used on a podcast to avoid using vulgar language if children (of all ages) were listening.
He was caught at his window flogging the dolphin and his neighbours saw it there man
flogging the dolphin by Rad Rob November 4, 2025

SYNONYMS: chokin' the chicken, spanking the monkey, flogging the dolphin, beating off, jackin' off, buffing the banana, wanking off, playing with yourself, tootin' your horn, fighting the purple helmet warrior, rubbing the one-eyed snake, commiting spermi 

Some neurosurgeon posted a definition for masturbate with a bunch of synonyms and decided it would be a good idea to make them all one big link, which is how you got here to this page. Here's to that genius.
I hope that person catches AIDS from masturbating.



SYNONYMS: chokin' the chicken, spanking the monkey, flogging the dolphin, beating off, jackin' off, buffing the banana, wanking off, playing with yourself, tootin' your horn, fighting the purple helmet warrior, rubbing the one-eyed snake, commiting spermicide, taking your turn at the self-serve station, fishing with your zipper trout, beating the shit out of your midget friend, makin' mayo, polishing the family jewels, test-firing the old meat missle, wrapping the hand around the penis and moving it in a thrusting movement.
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