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English word origin

Etymology of fap

Of unknown origin. First attested in 1616 in The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
adj

Drunk.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Of unknown origin. First attested in 1616 in The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare.

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Source etymology 2 · variant 1/3

Original entry ↗
intj

Indicates that someone (normally the speaker) is either masturbating, or inspired to by sexual arousal.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Onomatopoeic Internet neologism from the sound of penile masturbation, originally used in English translations of some adult Japanese manga, and popularized on the Internet by the webcomic The Thin H Line/Sexy Losers and other online sources. Compare Japanese しこしこ (shikoshiko).

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Source etymology 2 · variant 2/3

Original entry ↗
verb

To masturbate.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Onomatopoeic Internet neologism from the sound of penile masturbation, originally used in English translations of some adult Japanese manga, and popularized on the Internet by the webcomic The Thin H Line/Sexy Losers and other online sources. Compare Japanese しこしこ (shikoshiko).

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Source etymology 2 · variant 3/3

Original entry ↗
noun

A session of masturbation. · Pornography.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Onomatopoeic Internet neologism from the sound of penile masturbation, originally used in English translations of some adult Japanese manga, and popularized on the Internet by the webcomic The Thin H Line/Sexy Losers and other online sources. Compare Japanese しこしこ (shikoshiko).

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