Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Adult baby/diaper lover (ABDL): A form of ageplay; adult babies receive gratification from role-playing an infant.[6] This can involve submission on the adult baby's part. Diaper lovers receive gratification from the wearing and often using of diapers.[6] Whilst these two paraphilias are distinct, it is common that a person who enjoys one will also enjoy the other to some degree.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Aftercare: The time after a BDSM scene or play session in which the participants calm down, discuss the previous events and their personal reactions to them, and slowly come back in touch with reality.[7]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.BDSM: Bondage/Discipline, Dominance/Submission, Sadism/Masochism: a combined acronym often used as a catchall for anything in the kink scene.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Blackmail: Commonly referred to as consensual blackmail. Where a submissive provides material that would be undesirable or have personal or career consequences for them if it was made public, in order to force them to stay in a relationship. The material can also be in the form of naked photos or videos of them or such material taken as part of BDSM sessions. Commonly used as part of consensual non-consent where they can only refuse to perform an activity or have an action performed if such material is released to the public or some individuals.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Bondage: Acts involving the physical restraint of a partner.[8] Bondage typically refers to total restraint, but it can be limited to a particular body part, such as breast bondage.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Brat / Bratting: A sub who behaves disobediently, mischievously, or uncontrollably; often to provoke a response. This dynamic is consented to by both parties, where the top is often referred to as a "brat tamer".[9]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Breast bondage: The act of tying breasts so that they are either flattened against the chest or they bulge.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Breath control play: Restriction of oxygen to heighten sexual arousal and orgasm. Methods to achieve this include strangulation, suffocation, and smothering.[12][13][14]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Butt plug: A sex toy that is designed to be inserted into the rectum for sexual pleasure.[15] They come in a variety of sizes; some can vibrate.[16][17] Sometimes used in Petplay, with a tail attached.[18] Some plugs have a locking mechanism that can increase the erotic or humiliation factor by preventing self-removal.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Chastity: A form of erotic sexual denial or orgasm denial whereby a person is prevented (often with a locking device) from access to, or stimulation of, their genitals, save at the whim or choice of their partner.[19]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Collared: Submissive or slave who is owned, usually (but certainly not exclusively) in a loving intimate relationship. A dominant may have multiple persons collared. Also: a pup's status, as differentiated from a "stray".[citation needed]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Collaring: The formal acceptance by a dominant of a sub's service. Also, the ceremony when a dominant commits to a sub (much like a wedding or other contract).[21][22]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Contract: A document laying out and formalizing all aspects of the dynamic, to include details such as expectations of behaviour, dynamic type, hard and soft limits, types of play or activities involved, etc.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Contrapolar stimulation: "Hurts so good!” A type of physical stimulation that incorporates feeling of both pleasure and pain.[23]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Consensual non-consent: (CNC): An agreement where parties act as if consent has been waived. Also known as blanket consent. Consent is given in advance for some or any actions, and the dominant has the discretion to continue with any action or activity, even after the subject would have otherwise indicated they wish to withdraw consent.[24][25] Not to be confused with 'rape play'.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.D/s: Dominance/submission: play or relationships that involve a psychologically based power exchange.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.DDlg: Roleplaying where a "Daddy Dom" acts as a paternal figure to a "little girl" submissive. This dynamic is not necessarily sexual and is centered around trust and care.[26][27]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Dungeon monitor (DM): A person who supervises the interactions between participants at a play party or dungeon to enforce house rules—essentially, the bouncer of a BDSM event. They may also help in basic ways, such as giving water to participants.[28]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Dom: A person who exercises control (from dominant – contrasted with sub). This term is generally used for male dominants, but can be used for anyone regardless of gender.[1]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Domspace: The euphoric state of mind a dom may enter during a scene.[29] May include an intensified perception of the scene.[30]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Edgeplay: Higher risk activity, physically and/or emotionally. Because the definition of edgeplay is subjective to the specific players (i.e., what is risky for one person may not be as risky for another), there is not a universal list of what is included in edgeplay. Examples may include bloodplay, breath play and gunplay.[31]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Erotic humiliation: Humiliating someone during a sexual act. This act could be either verbal or physical (for example, insulting a partner, making a partner display their private parts to a group of people, or even urinating or defecating on a partner). It can be a great source of pleasure for some people.[12][35][36]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Erotic sexual denial: Keeping another person aroused while delaying or preventing resolution of the feelings, to keep them in a continual state of anticipatory tension, inner conflict, and heightened sensitivity.[37] (See also tease and denial and chastity.)
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Erotic spanking: The act of spanking another person for the sexual arousal or gratification of either or both parties.[38]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Financial domination: (Also known as money slavery or findom) is a sexual fetish associated with a practice of dominance and submission, where a submissive (money slave, finsub, paypig, human ATM, or cash piggy) will give gifts and money to a financial dominant (money Mistress/Master, findomme/findom, money Dom/Domme or cash Master/Mistress).
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Forced orgasm: Where a subject has no control in being brought to orgasm, either through physical or mental restraint. May also be used where a female is continuously brought to orgasm to the point of it becoming painful, uncomfortable, or numb, rather than being pleasurable.
Free use: An arrangement in a dynamic where the dominant can initiate sexual activity with a submissive at any time.
Good pain/Bad pain *Good pain* – The kind of pain in that feels exciting, arousing, or satisfying (like a sting, thud, or stretch). It’s intense but enjoyable. *Bad pain* – Pain that feels wrong, unsafe, or harmful (like sharp injury pain, burning, or joint damage). It signals danger and means play should stop.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Gorean: A lifestyle based on the fictional slavery practice outlined in John Norman novels.[43][44] The dynamic is typically male-dominant and female-submissive ("kajia"[45]).It is generally seen as distinct from the BDSM community at large.[46]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Handkerchief code: A code used to indicate to others one's area of interest in a sexual context, ex: a Handkerchief worn on the left indicates a top, on the right indicates a bottom; generally used in an LGBT context.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Hogtie: Tying up a submissive's wrists and ankles, fastening them together behind their back using physical restraints, such as rope or cuffs.
A submissive female, strips off her clothes (at the command of her master), while maintaining "Attention" pose (left). The same female in "Inspection" pose - used when the Master/prospective Master has to inspect a nude slave's body (right).
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Inspection: A form of scenario play, usually in a Master/slave-like relationship, where a submissive has to strip naked at the command of a dominant and adopt a pose to have their body, posture, grooming, and appearance inspected.[52] They may also have the execution of other duties examined during this time. During an inspection, areas of their body and their state may be examined.[53] After an inspection, a sub may be rewarded for passing or punished for failing. Inspections may also be performed for eroticism or objectification, either in private or in view of others.
Kinbaku (Shibari): Literally means "tight binding.".[54][55] Kinbaku is a Japanese style of bondage which combines elegant simplicity and intricate patterns into Kinbaku-bi ("beauty of tight binding.").[55][54]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Knife play: Slow, methodical sensation of the bottom with the edges and points of knives, usually without cutting the skin. Fear of the weapon plays a large part in the stimulus of the bottom.[57]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Master/slave: A consensual relationship where people enter a D/s dynamic with a focus on service and obedience.[62] This may be part of a 24/7 lifestyle and/or multiple scenes. A collaring ceremony may be performed where a Master symbolically or literally places a collar on the slave to establish "ownership", often around the neck or wrists/ankles. This type of collar often differs from a scene-specific restraint and may be worn 24/7 or only during scenes.[63] Non-gendered terms such as "Mx" can be used .[64]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.MDLB: Mommy Domme/Little Boy, the female-led version of DDLG, a subset of Dominance and submission. While this lifestyle may or may not involve ageplay, the name refers to the nurturing relationship of parent/child.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Munch: A non-sexual BDSM meetup at a "vanilla" location with appropriate attire. Munches are typically networking, education and community events rather than for "cruising".[12][67][68]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Needle play: Piercings done with sterile needles of varying gauges, usually only for the duration of a scene. The upper back, buttocks and thighs are popular locations for needles. This type of scene is rarely available at public events due to medical risks associated with blood.[69]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Ponyboy or Ponygirl: A sub dressed in a pony outfit, with mouth bit and anal plug with a tail. They are told to prance or behave like a pony.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Post-orgasm torture: Uncomfortable or painful stimulation of the genitals immediately after orgasm, when these are in a more sensitive state.[78]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Personal Responsibility, Informed, Consensual Kink: (PRICK): A framework that emphasizes shared responsibility for understanding and communicating risks. Combines aspects of SSC and RACK to address criticisms of each.[79][80]
Left: Pussy torture by clothespins used as clamps on labia. Right: Pussy torture by wooden horse
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Risk Aware Consensual Kink (RACK): Describes a philosophical perspective within the BDSM community that prioritizes informed consent and awareness of the risks involved in BDSM activities. Unlike other guidelines that may focus on ensuring activities are inherently "safe," RACK emphasizes the importance of all participants being fully educated about the risks they are taking.[87]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Safe, Sane and Consensual (SSC): A guideline, used by some in the BDSM community, that emphasizes ensuring that activities are safe, all participants have capacity to give consent, and explicit consent is obtained from all parties involved. This approach is sometimes contrasted with RACK (Risk-Aware Consensual Kink), which emphasizes informed risk-taking over predetermined notions of safety.[94]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Safeword: A mutually agreed upon word, phrase or gesture that can be used at any time to communicate the need for reduced intensity, a break or an immediate stop. Common safewords include "Yellow" to slow down/reduce intensity, and "Red" or "Safeword" to immediately stop. If the bottom is unable to communicate verbally, a gesture such as making a fist or raising/dropping an arm can be used for the same purpose.[95][96] Scenes involving consensual non-consent or blanket consent do not void the need for a safeword, as the submissive may wish to exit the scene regardless. In situations like this, a "fake safeword" may be employed, for the sensation of being ignored while maintaining the actual ability to end the scene.
Service submission: A person who enjoys performing a service in a sexual or BDSM environment.[104]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Slave: A submissive who consensually gives up total control of one or more aspects of their life to another person (their Master).[62]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Soft limit: Something that someone is hesitant to do or is nervous to try. They can sometimes be talked into the activity, but it is preferable if it is negotiated into a scene at a trial stage or at beginner level.[49][50]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Squick feeling: Discomfort with certain kinky activities. It can also refer to someone who has no interest in the activity – it "squicks them out" – but who has no prejudice against the play or people who participate. It is believed that the word is a combination of "squirm" and "icky" and is used to imply an uncomfortable feeling mixed with disgust. The term is used instead of disgust because that word implies moral repugnance to the act.[12][105][106]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Sub drop: A strong physical and emotional response experienced by a participant in a BDSM scene. This can last for minutes, hours or days and include flu-like symptoms and strong emotions such as shame. Tops can also experience drop after a scene. Drop can be somewhat mitigated but not fully prevented by aftercare, including warmth, chocolate, quiet, darkness, cuddling and food/water.[107]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Submissive (or "sub" for short): A person that gives up control, either all the time or for a specified period (not to be confused with "bottom" or "slave").
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Subspace: A psychological state caused by excitement and sense of "letting go" of control during a scene. Typically experienced by submissives, s-types, or bottoms during a BDSM scene. It is often described as a "natural high" where the individual feels disconnected from time, space, and their body. Tops must monitor their partner's well-being during a scene since they may not be able to communicate their needs. Can be succeeded by sub drop.[108]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Switch: A person who is contextually dominant and submissive during the same or separate scenes. Depending on preference, this could depend on their partner's gender identity or type of BDSM play.[109][110]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.TNG: The Next Generation. A tag commonly used by groups and organizations which cater to younger people involved in BDSM, typically ages 18–35.[112]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Top: The person "doing the action" (contrasted with bottom – the person receiving the action). A top is not necessarily dominant in the scene.
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.TPE (Total Power Exchange): A relationship where the dominant or owner has complete authority and influence over the submissive's life, making decisions for and commanding the submissive over any and all matters and activities, to which the submissive must comply.[12][115][116]
Page Template:Visible anchor/styles.css has no content.Training: Either referring to a short period of time, or an ongoing effort of the dominant teaching the submissive how to behave for their own preferences.
^Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bieschke, Marke (15 February 2015). "Young Gays Are Sniffing Out the Pup Life". vice.com. Vice. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021. Bare-assed except for tail-shaped butt plugs and Nasty Pig jock straps, sporting custom leather puppy masks and MMA mitts, several go-go boys hop and fidget to Berlin techno above the packed crowd.
^Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Reagene, Dominic Paul (2014). BDSM & Fetish Dictionary of Kink, 2nd Edition. New York: Muze Management Publishing. p. 46. ISBN9781507033999.
^Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Murray, Thomas Edward; Murrell, Thomas R. (1989). The Language of Sadomasochism: A Glossary and Linguistic Analysis. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 7–8. ISBN978-0-313-26481-8.
^ abPage Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rubel, Robert J. (2015). Master/slave Mastery: Updated handbook of concepts, approaches, and practices. Red Eight-Ball Press. ISBN978-0986352119.
^Henkin, Bill; Holiday, Sybil (2006). Consensual Sadomasochism: How to Talk About It and How to Do It Safely, page 64. Daedalus Publishing Company. Template:ISBN
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Navbox/configuration' not found.