Ahandjob (also spelledhand job) is amanual sex act involving a person stimulating thepenis orscrotum of another by using thehand.[1] This is done to induce anerection for sexual pleasure,sexual arousal and may result inorgasm andejaculation.[2]
A handjob can be performed as eitherforeplay or asnon-penetrative sex. It is analogous tofingering (manual stimulation of thevulva orvagina).Someone may give a handjob so as not to engage inpenetrative sexual activity. Besides avoiding the risks associated with sexual penetration, such assexually transmitted infections (STIs) or pregnancy frompenile-vaginal sex, some people engage in non-penetrative sex to preservevirginity.[3]
The main aspect of a handjob is manual stimulation of the penis by stroking with the hand, rubbing with the fingers, or some combination.[4] One common technique is to move the hand (or both hands) up and down on theshaft,glans, andfrenulum.[5][6] The movements and speed of the action may vary.Personal lubricants are often used.[7]
Others may also use their hands and fingers to stimulate the scrotum by rubbing, stroking, pulling, or even manipulating thetesticles.[8]
In somemassage parlors, amasseuse, whether as part of the massage itself or directly after it, may perform a handjob on their customer. This is sometimes known by the euphemism "happy ending".[9][10]
An investigation byTime Out New York in January 2011 found manyNew York City massage parlors advertising "sensual massage" and providing handjobs. The parlors charged from $60 to $160, with an extra tip for thesex workers (usually $40) for a massage and manual "happy ending". Most of the massage parlors reviewed were "rub and tug joints" where handjobs were the onlysexual services provided, and there was a strict policy of the male clients not touching the workers.[11]
Most people agree that we maintain virginity as long as we refrain from sexual (vaginal) intercourse. But occasionally we hear people speak of 'technical virginity' [...] Data indicate that 'a very significant proportion of teens ha[ve] had experience with oral sex, even if they haven't had sexual intercourse, and may think of themselves as virgins' [...] Other research, especially research looking into virginity loss, reports that 35% of virgins, defined as people who have never engaged in vaginal intercourse, have nonetheless engaged in one or more other forms of heterosexual sexual activity (e.g., oral sex, anal sex, or mutual masturbation).
Using water-based personal lube is a wonderful adjunct to almost any genital sex, and particularly for handjobs and masturbation.
manual masturbation...often called a 'hand job' when performed on a penis
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