jack off

See also: jackoff

English

Alternative forms

• J-O, J/O (abbreviation)

Pronunciation

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Verb

jack off (third-person singular simple present jacks off, present participle jacking off, simple past and past participle jacked off) (chiefly Canada, US)

1. (transitive, intransitive or reflexive, colloquial, vulgar) To masturbate.

   Synonyms: jerk off; see also Thesaurus:masturbate

   • 1962 [1959], William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, New York: Grove Press, page 81:

     Two boys jacking off under railroad bridge. The train shakes through their bodies, ejaculates them, fades with distant whistle.

2. (informal, derogatory) To stimulate or please oneself in an unproductive or idle way.

Derived terms

• jackoff (noun)

Related terms

• jack it
• jerk off

 

Translations

jerk off — see jerk off

Noun

jack off (plural jack offs)

1. Nonstandard spelling of jackoff (“a jerkoff”).