circle-jerk

circle jerk

1. vulgar slang A gathering in which males masturbate ("jerk off") together, perhaps while standing in a circle.
2. vulgar slang By extension, something that is ultimately pointless but pleases and gratifies the participants. The so-called "group discussion" was just a circle jerk of people who love to hear themselves talk.
See also: circle, jerk
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

circle-jerk

1. n. a gathering of males performing mutual masturbation. (Partly jocular. Usually objectionable.) There were twelve boys involved in a circle-jerk, and the principal caught them.
2. n. a boring or time-wasting meeting. (From sense 1) That board meeting was the typical circle-jerk that it always is.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • circle jerk
  • whank off
  • pound (one's) meat
  • pound one’s meat
  • pull (one's) wire
  • pull one’s wire
  • jerk off
  • jerk off (of something)
  • bone
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