Bolster

a cylindrical cushion used to fill the sp-ce that would’ve been taken by another human being.
virgin 1: “get laid last night?”
virgin 2: “no..i just hugged my bolster instead”
virgin 1: “same..”
1. a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
2. anything resembling this in form or in use as a support.
3. any pillow, cushion, or pad.
4. nautical. a. also called bolster plate. a circular casting on the side of a vessel, through which an anchor chain p-sses.
b. a timber used as a temporary support.
c. a beam for holding lines or rigging without chafing.
d. a bag filled with buoyant material, fitted into a small boat.

5. metalworking. an anvillike support for the lower die of a drop forge.
6. masonry. a. a timber or the like connecting two ribs of a centering.
b. a chisel with a blade splayed toward the edge, used for cutting bricks.

7. carpentry. a horizontal timber on a post for lessening the free span of a beam.
8. a structural member on which one end of a bridge truss rests.
–verb (used with object) 9. to support with or as with a pillow or cushion.
10. to add to, support, or uphold (sometimes fol. by up): they bolstered their morale by singing. he bolstered up his claim with new evidence.
my arms are bolster for my wifes head.

shoddy inventions designed to bolster up a fact-tious pride.