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stim

verb

  1. self-stimulate
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /stɪm/ / /stəm/

noun

Etymology: Likely related to Scots stime; both perhaps from Old English scima (“shine”).

  1. A whit or jot; the least amount.

    “That boy hasn't a stim of common sense.”

verb

Etymology: Clipping of stimulation or stimulate.

  1. To perform such a repetitive self-stimulatory action.

    “Autistic people often stim with the help of technologies such as music and stim toys or tools to mediate between inner worlds and outer environments that may over/underwhelm us.”