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scarfing
 n.— «In 1994, the British Journalist and Conservative Party politician, Stephen Milligan, died as a result of autoerotic asphyxiation, or commonly known as “scarfing.” This potentially fatal method of masturbation involves cutting off oxygen to the brain during the act, to experience heightened pleasure and a more intense orgasm. Death often occurs when the participant loses consciousness, and thus loses control over the strangling mechanism, which eventually kills them.» —“The weirdest deaths in history” by Warren Vonk Health 24 (Cape Town, South Africa) Oct., 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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