BDSM

Consensual erotic restraint

BDSM is an acronym covering bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadism, and masochism—overlapping practices involving power exchange, restraint, or consensual pain during sexual activity.

The term emerged in the 1990s as an umbrella for what had been separate subcultures.

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A BDSM relationship may involve negotiated roles and rituals extending beyond the bedroom.

community

dungeon

Subterranean prison chamber

  • munchTo gnaw steadily
  • kinkTight twisted spot
  • fetishIrrational devotion to something

scene · play party · lifestyle · leather · safe word · consent · negotiation · limits · club · dom

practices

bondage

Involuntary subjugation to another

masochism · restraint · spanking · flogging · edging · sensory deprivation · breath play · caning · paddling · nipple clamps

dynamics

dominant

Having superior influence

  • submissiveReadily yielding to control
  • switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
  • topUppermost part or surface

bottom · power exchange · master · slave · mistress · pet · brat · handler · protocol · obedience

equipment

flogger

Multi-lashed striking instrument

restraints · collar · spreader bar · rope · chain · gag · blindfold · harness · cage · bench

Categories
Opposites
sexual practice spectrum

BDSMvanilla

Orchid pod extract

missionary position · normal · straight-laced · mainstream · traditional

consent and ethics

BDSMabuse

Cruel or violent treatment

sexual assault · coercion · domestic violence · rape · exploitation

power dynamics

BDSMequal partnership

Arrangement where both contribute alike

Family

sadism, bond, bonds, bonded, submit, sadist

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