polish the pearl

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

polish the pearl (third-person singular simple present polishes the pearl, present participle polishing the pearl, simple past and past participle polished the pearl)

1. (vulgar, slang) To masturbate by stimulating one's clitoris.
   • 2007, Dorian Solot, Marshall Miller, I Love Female Orgasm: An Extraordinary Orgasm Guide‎^[1], Da Capo Press, →ISBN:

     Women sometimes tell us that part of the reason they settle for not coming during intercourse is because they're terrified their partner would be offended if they reached down to polish the pearl while they're having sex.

   • 2010, Kristen Schaal, Rich Blomquist, The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 64:

     Both “whittling the whalebone” and “polishing the pearl” are so ingrained in our DNA that infants have been known to handle their business long before it's open for business.

   • 2010, Christi Smith Scofield, Ted Scofield, Sexy Slang's Bedroom Challenges: 69 Ways to Spice Up Your Sex Life, Sourcebooks, →ISBN, page 90:

     There is no official “right way” to polish the pearl. You can use your fingers, lube, toys, or even water from a showerhead.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:masturbate.

Related terms

• knob polisher