general/bdsm-terminology

Acronym in the alternative sexualities community

Sexual activities with a female submissive partner

Sexual practice

Erotic roleplay involving the submission of one person to another

BDSM practice

Person employed to display, advertise and promote extreme provocative attire

Magazine cover featuring bondage

Dangerous sexual practice in BDSM

Participatory event where attendees socialize and engage in BDSM activities

BDSM activity

Pronounced sexual activity involving muscles

BDSM sensual play involving hot or cold stimuli

Method of sadomasochistic play

Roles in BDSM practices

Temporary body piercing experience

Erotic practice

Submissive sexual practice

BDSM roleplay in which the participants act out the parts of torturer and victim

Refraining from sexual experiences to increase erotic arousal

Intentional restriction of oxygen to the brain for sexual arousal

Safety signal used in BDSM

Non-normative sexual behavior

Sexual interest in penetrating another person's skin

Social gathering for those interested in BDSM

Agreed limits to erotic practices

Consensual authority-exchange structured sexual relationship

Consensual use of humiliation in a sexual context

Use of color-coded bandannas in the gay and BDSM communities

Sexual activity involving the use of fear to create sexual arousal

Erotic activities meant to impart physical sensations

Jargon and esoteric terms used in BDSM

Woman who takes the dominant role in BDSM activities

Japanese form of BDSM

BDSM term designating a wide variety of activities