Terminology Of Kinks and Of Fetishes

This information has been collected from many websites,books and from my own knowledge and experience

* *24/7* – A power exchange relationship (whether aspects big or small) that exists all day, every day.

* *Aftercare* –a period of time after- play during which players check-in and re-establish connections with each other. Often involves cuddling, sex, eating or drinking to replace electrolytes, discussing the scene and/or checking in. Aftercare is different for everyone, and can also involve alone time, or any number of personal preferences. Aftercare is widely considered to be an essential part of kinky play.

* *Age-play* – Role-play involving a distinct difference in ages, and often power exchange based on those ages. Can include infantilism, Parent/child play, incest play, diaper play, etc.

* *BDSM* – A modern acronym used to refer to the kink and fetish communities and activities. Letters stand for many different things, including “Bondage and Discipline,” “Dominance and Submission,” “Sadomasochism,” “Sadism and Masochism,” and “Slave/Master.”

* *Blood Choking* – The act of causing someone to pass out, or begin to lose consciousness, by restricting the blood flow to their brain. Also called “choking out,” this is considered edge-play, and is a widely debated practice in the kink community.

* *Bondage* – Restraint or restriction of a subject, often used to refer to a preference (ie, “I like bondage”). Can include rope bondage, suspension bondage, leather bondage, furniture and device bondage, predicament bondage. Can be employed for dominance, sex, art, or anything you like.

**Body Part Torture_* cock and ball torture, gates of hell, ball stretchers, ball crushers, nipple clips, nipple weights, nipple suction cups, clit clips

* *Bottom* – A role referring to the person receiving sensation. One who receives sensation of action.

* *Breath-play* – The act of choking and/or restricting breath. Breath-play is a topic of debate in many kink circles because of the difficulty of the risks involved; it is considered very dangerous, and falls into the category of edge-pay.

* *CBT* – Acronym for “Cock and Ball Torture,” usually also including specific techniques and anatomical understanding for the torture of male genitalia.

* *Cane/Caning* – A common BDSM toy and activity. Canes can be made from many different materials, including different woods, plastics, or any semi-flexible material. The act of caning involves striking someone with a cane, usually across broad, fleshy areas of the body (the butt, the backs of the thighs, etc). Caning is also popular across the bottoms of the feet.

* *Collar/Collaring* – Usually represents someone’s identity as a submissive and/or owned person, a collar can be imbued with whatever meaning by the wearer, or none at all, although it often carries some symbolic weight. Collaring ceremonies are common in BDSM, and can range anywhere from a simple commitment or preference for wearing a collar, to a level of seriousness on-par with an engagement or marriage.

* *Consent* – Saying yes! Saying yes please Sir or Madam! Consent is UN-coerced, non-pressured, freely given permission. This is at the heart of all things kinky; consent is very, very important.

* *Consensual Non-consent* – Sometimes referred to as “rape play,” Con-Non-Con includes much more than acting out violent fantasies. It is a complex scene play, which usually has a pre-negotiated safe-word and extensive discussion of boundaries and limits beforehand. During Con-Non-Con, the scene may have the outward appearance of being very violent, and without the consent of one party; essentially, a rape scene. Consensual Non-consent, while it can be very hot, can also be serious mojo to play with; approach with caution.

* *Corsetry/Tight-lacing* – A fetish that explores power exchange and/or fetish through shape-changing, sometimes breath-limiting corsetry.

* *Cupping* – Also called “fire cupping,” it is the act of heating up glass cups with rounded backs, usually a few inches across, on the skin. As the cups cool, they create a vacuum, leaving a hickey-like bruising pattern across the skin. If done hard enough/hot enough, cupping can also break the skin.

* *Dom(me)* – A role identifying a person as dominant; to be on the controlling and decision-making side of power exchange (male: Dom, female: Domme) One who has, takes or receives power.

* *Dungeon* – A word referring to large group play spaces or places where play parties are held. Rarely are these actual dungeons. Often, they’re converted conference rooms, ballrooms, or even individual homes or rooms in homes. Sometimes, they’re committed spaces that stay dungeons all the time. A dungeon often includes kink furniture (spanking benches, St. Andrews crosses, suspension points (or “hard points”), stocks, cages), a common area to socialize and/or have snacks and drinks, and quieter places for aftercare and cuddling.

Dungeons (and play parties) also have their own unique sets of rules and etiquettes.

* *Dungeon Master* – A person responsible for safety in the Dungeon, usually an experienced member of the community, sometimes the host. They walk around, check in on different scenes, are responsible for ousting unsafe of inappropriate players etc.

* *D/s* – Shorthand for Dominance and submission.

* *Edgeplay* – A term for BDSM practices that are considered at the edge, inherently more risky, or debated within the community. Included are: breath-play, choking, knife-play, play piercing, blood-play, fire-play, gunplay, consensual non-consent.

* *Enema* – The act of douching or cleaning the anal cavity and rectum. Can be a fetish preference.

* *Fetish* – A “fetish” is an object or action that isn’t inherently sexual (examples: leather, latex, rope, crying), but that carries sexual association or is a turn-on for a given person.

* *Fetlife* – Kink’s equivalent of Facebook, fetlife.com is a website for posting pictures, statuses, writing, finding local groups, making friends, and organizing events.

* *Fire Play* – Play that involves the sensation, use, or threat of fire. Considered edge-play.

* *Fisting* – A sexual act in which the giver’s fist (or part thereof) is used to penetrate the receiving partner.

When done with proper warm-up and technique, fisting doesn’t hurt or cause any damage, but rather can be really amazing! Fisting can be anal or vaginal.

* *Floggers/Flogging* – A common BDSM toy and practice, a flogger is a multi-tailed whip. The tails can be made from various materials, such as leather, suede, or hair, often with wood or synthetic handles wrapped in the material of choice. Flogging can produce a sensation that’s anywhere from sharp sting to heavy thud, or any combination of the two. Hits from a flogger are best across a part of the body that’s large and meaty, such as the upper thighs, butt, or upper back (but /not/) the lower back. Floggers come in many sizes, with any number of tails (and often specific names based on those numbers, such as a cat-o-nine-tails).

**General Psychological Roleplay_* fear play, abandonment, kidnapping, interrogation, sleep deprivation, rape, gang bang, whore play, initiation rites/hazing, religious scenes, medical scenes, prison scenes schoolroom scenes, fantasy scenarios (pirates, aliens, vampires, bikers, etc), wrestling hypnotism, mind control, feminization.

* *Golden Showers* – the kink practice of peeing on someone and/or being peed on.

* *Gorean* – Based on the sci-fi novels by John Norman, Gorean households and couples follow a strict and traditional protocol, involving specific postures and rituals. Most Gorean relationships are 24/7 and Master/slave.

* *Hanky Code* – Originally out of the gay leather scene, the hanky code uses different colors and materials of handkerchiefs (bandanas) to indicate areas of BDSM interest. Using the hanky code is often called “flagging,” where at a bar or a party, a person would wear a certain color bandana in a certain pocket (right or left) to communicate preferences to others (example: black bandana in the left pocket indicates “into receiving/bottoming heavy SM).

* *Hard Limit* – A specific element or action that a person isn’t comfortable with, and cannot see themselves becoming comfortable with (example: “Golden showers are a hard limit for me”).

**Humiliation_* teasing. humiliation (private), humiliation (public). verbal humiliation, being spit on, washing mouth out with soap, objectification (art, furniture, etc), shaving, slutty clothing (private). slutty clothing (public), outdoor scenes, public exposure

* *Impact-play* A category of sensation play, impact play is just what it sounds like, i.e., when something makes an impact. Including but not limited to spanking, slapping, caning, flogging, paddling, punching, hitting, pussy/cock whipping etc. refers to any kind of activity where you’re hitting someone with something. Impacts chiefly produce two types of sensations – stings and thuds. A sting is a strike felt at the level of the skin. It is usually produced by a thinner, harder, or lower mass impact material. A thud is felt deeper into the muscle and is caused by a slower, heavier. or softer object.

**Whipping and flogging* are very complicated and very technical, so you shouldn’t do them unless you have someone to show you how. The word *whip* usually refers to a long, thin leather tail attached to a handle – visually similar to a bullwhip. When used correctly this provides intense surface level stinging, it can also break the skin easily. The end of a whip can move /very quickly/, even faster than the speed of sound. /Do not/ touch a whip unless you have someone competent to mentor you. You can cut your partner up and even loose eyesight. It isn’t safe. Have someone watch your strokes and correct your motions. Practice on a pillow until you can confidently hit the spot you intend to hit with the intensity you planed to use every single time. Wear proper safety gear such as a wide-brimmed hat to protect your eyes.

A *flogger* is a collection of shorter leather pieces (called falls) attached to a handle. Depending on the material and style of play a flogger may feel more thuddy or more stingy, but will always disperse energy over a larger area than a whip and contain more mass – making the sensation more thud like. It is important to prevent the falls from wrapping around the bottom’s body because this causes them to gain speed and produces a more intense (and usually not desired) sensation. Risks from flogging include accidental blood letting, painful sensations from wrapping, physical damage and pain from a strike to the kidneys or other internal organs (even a light strike will make the bottom instantly nauseated), damage to the neck, damage to the face, and loss of eyesight. New players can mitigate the risk of neck damage by draping a towel over the bottom’s neck – but you should never play with a flogger unless you are confident that you can hit the same spot every time. The stroke should come as a flick of the wrist (you don’t need to swing your whole arm around) – please have someone show you how to do this, and practice on a pillow until you have the proper control.

Florentine flogging is a very interesting variation where two floggers are used rhythmically. A *dragon tail* is a less common style that uses a single wide coiled piece of leather instead of a thin whip. These are easier to use than classic single tail whips because energy is dispersed over a wider surface area.

* Impact Play*Some people enjoy being punched with a closed fist, but this is quite dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. Other forms of impact play include barehanded spanking, slapping, paddling, cropping , and caning. Always aim for large muscular or fatty areas such as the thighs, buttocks, breasts, or arms. Avoid bony areas, particularly the tailbone and spine. Do not hit at all between the hips and the ribs, because hitting someone’s kidney is very painful and can cause serious damage. Different areas and toys produce different sensations, so stay in communication with your partner and ask how each blow feels. Never assume that your partner is making a “mountain out of a molehill” – everyone has a different pain tolerance, and you may be hitting much harder than you think. I recommend that beginners start slowly.

Many people love being spanked until they cry or until they cannot take any more, but you don’t want to do this your first time or even your tenth time. You will have much more fun if you work slowly so that you always want a little more and are excited about the next session. You will /not/ have fun if you pass someone’s pain tolerance and cause them to dread playtime. You’ll have even less fun in the hospital.

* *Knife Play* – Play involving the use, threat, or sensation of knives. Considered edge-play.

* *Masochism/Masochist* – Someone who enjoys pain/the act of enjoying pain. Can sometimes indicate the feeling of pain as pleasure, or the simple enjoyment of pain as pain.

* *Master/Slave* – A relationship term indicating intense power exchange, service, and sometimes a 24/7 dynamic. A more specific and different kind of Dominant/submissive relationship, Master/slave is sometimes thought of as more extreme and/or more 24/7 oriented than D/s.

* *Medical Play* – play or scenes involving medical equipment, a medical aesthetic, and medical tools. Often involves needle play and/or play piercing, catheterization.

* *Munch* – A social event for kinksters, usually held at a bar or a restaurant (originates from the term “burger munch.”), a munch doesn’t involve play or sex, but rather an event for the community to gather, talk, share interests, or plan events.

* *Mummification* – the wrapping or mummifying of part of all of the body to confine movement and/or limit sensory experience. Can be done with saran wrap, plastic, rubber, fabric, or with special equipment like vaccubeds.

* *Needle Play* – Play involving needles, or the threat of needles. * *Play* – A general use verb to indicate doing BDSM actions, and an adjective to precede specific BDSM interests. Examples: “Needle play,” “play piercing,” “age play, ” “play party.”

* *Play Party* – An event where kinksters gather to play. Play parties might be held in a dungeon or other kind of play space, or simply in someone’s house. Play parties differ in size, rules, and etiquette, but often involve dressing up (or down), various kink activities (bondage, sadomasochism, and sometimes sex). Most play parties involve public play, where within the context of the party, couples or groups will play in front of whoever else attends.

**Piercing/ Cutting/Body Modification_** – The practice of temporary piercing of the flesh, both for the sensation and aesthetics of piercing. Piercing are sometimes placed in designs across the body, or needles may be attached to a string or other points for further sensation, branding, scarification, tattooing, injections(saline).

* *Pony Play* – play i