English

Adjective

self-pleasing ‎(comparative more self-pleasing, superlative most self-pleasing)

1. That pleases oneself; given over only to one's own pleasure.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.3:

     With such self-pleasing thoughts her wound she fed, / And thought so to beguile her grievous smart [...].

   • 2005, The Guardian, editorial, 6 Oct 2005:

     This, once again, is the art of introspection and stubborn, self-pleasing originality.

Noun

self-pleasing ‎(uncountable)

1. (euphemistic) masturbation
   • 2008, Moira McCarthy, The Everything Guide to Raising Adolescent Girls (page 162)

     Even today, the thought is "good girls don't, but good boys do." The reality is, girls, like boys, are curious about their bodies and may experiment with self-pleasing.

   • 2012, Robin Westen, The 12-Minute Sex Solution (page 43)

     Imagining the neighbors could be doing the same will automatically add new potency to your self-pleasing.