wingstroking
Wingstroking is a term that appears in several different contexts and does not have a single, universally agreed definition. In scholarly and technical discussions, the phrase is sometimes used informally to refer to the action or pattern of wing movements, particularly the downstroke and upstroke that comprise a bird’s flapping cycle. In everyday or online language, the term may surface as a slang or metaphor without a standardized meaning.
In avian flight and biomechanics, the related concept is the wing stroke, the coordinated sequence of wing
In sexual slang, wingstroking has appeared in some online communities as a non-technical reference to a self-stimulatory
Because the phrase spans distinct domains, it often requires careful context to avoid confusion. See also: wing