fapstronaut
nounEtymology Blend of fap + astronaut.
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Slang A person who abstains from masturbation.
- Fapstronauts, of course, are easy to make sport of.2014, Matt Labash, The Seven Deadly Virtues, page 106:
- “Some Fapstronauts are here to improve their interpersonal relationships, whether it be for a marriage, a relationship, or single life,” Rhodes said.2014 March 13, Kickin' Ass, Takin' Names, “Biblethumpers . . . most of whom can be found at Bible camp spanking the monkey or beating around the bush . . . have tried everything they can to ruin it for everyone else.”, in alt.politics (Usenet):
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- Meanwhile, r/NoFap’s front page encourages new fapstronauts to visit the subreddit r/Fapstronauts which serves as a noticeboard connecting r/NoFap users with accountability partners.2015, Gilad Visotsky, The Click Trap, page 39:
- The website NoFap, an offshoot of a popular Reddit message board founded by a now-retired Google contractor, provides community members (“fapstronauts”) a program to quit “fapping”—masturbating.2018 November 13, Kate Julian, “Why Are Young People Having So Little Sex?”, in The Atlantic: