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self-gratification

n. 1 self-satisfaction 2 (context euphemistic English) masturbation.

WordNet
self-gratification
  1. n. indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures [syn: dissoluteness, incontinence]

  2. the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure [syn: head trip]

Usage examples of "self-gratification".

Self-love may be the center, round which the human affections move, for whatever motive conduces to self-gratification may be resolved into self-love.