death grip

== English == === Etymology === The masturbation sense was coined by American sex advice columnist and gay rights campaigner Dan Savage in 2003. === Pronunciation === === Noun === death grip (plural death grips) An extremely tight grip. The grip of something dead or dying. A grip that kills. (slang) A tight grip on the penis during masturbation. A perilous situation or stalemate where failure or death is imminent. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:death grip. === Anagrams === graphited, heptagrid