shake hands with the milkman
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Meaning · English
Of a male: to masturbate by manually stroking the penis.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
2023, Esmé Louise James, Kinky History
Masters and Johnson's study in the early 1960s showed many men still feared mental illness and 'a case of nerves' as a result of excessively shaking hands with the milkman.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “shake hands with the milkman” mean?
Of a male: to masturbate by manually stroking the penis.
Is “shake hands with the milkman” formal or informal?
shake hands with the milkman is generally slang.