QC DIY: The ABC’s of BDSM

BDSM is a complex acronym derived from the terms bondage and discipline (B&D), dominance and submission (D&S), sadism and masochism (S&M). For the uninitiated, it may seem like the dark branch of the sexual world, bringing to mind scenes from Straight Hell and Bound Gods. But in actuality, BDSM covers a range of activities not always sexual in nature. They can employ different degrees of kink from role play, blindfolding and spanking to bondage, sling-sex, fetishism, and punishment.
Far from being a fringe activity, the BDSM lexicon has terms for all sorts of sexual behaviors incorporated daily into mainstream culture. Below is a list of some terms and acts you may have heard of. The glossary may come in handy next time you want to be flogged by a martinet or participate in a little merinthophilia.
ACOMOCLITIC – a preference for totally shaved genitals.
ACUCULLOPHILIA – sexual attraction to circumcised men.
ADULT BABIES – age play where the submissive is the baby.
ALGOPHILIA – sexual arousal derived from experiencing pain.
ALTOCALCIPHILIA – high-heel shoe fetish.
BDSM – acronym for bondage, domination/ submission/sadism & masochism.
BALL GAG – a device with a rubber ball and straps used to stifle screams.
BALL STRETCHING – stretching the scrotum using weights so that it hangs lower.
BASTINADO – foot torture using the soles of the feet.
CAT O’ NINE TAILS – a whip containing nine strands.
CHASTITY BELT – a device used to keep the submissive chaste when the dominant is away.
COCA-COLA SUBMISSIVE – a submissive who only obeys easy commands, or when he/she feels like it.
The alphabetized fun continues, after the jump!

DM – dungeon monitor: oversees a BDSM party to make sure house rules are followed.
D/S – popular abbreviation for a dominant/ submissive relationship.
DADDY – a role taken on in age play.
DOG TRAINING – role-playing that involves treating the bottom like a dog.
DOMME – a female dominatrix.
DUNGEON – a theatrical term for a bondage playroom.
EDGEPLAY – a practitioner of the more extreme BDSM elements, including fisting, asphyxia, knife play, etc.
EDGING – delberately keeping a submissive on the verge of orgasm without immediate release.
EMASCULATION – when a dominant restricts certain actions typical of male behavior.
EXTREME RESTRAINTS – a very confining or restrictive bondage device.
FELCHING – drinking semen out of another’s orifice.
FEMDOM – a female dominant.
FLAGELLATION – a BDSM-related whipping to induce sexual arousal.
FLOGGER – a multi-tailed leather whip.
HANKY CODE – old-guard leather community’s color code of sexual preference.
HOBBLE SKIRT – a narrow skirt that restricts the wearer’s ability to walk.
IMMOBILIZATION – extreme form a bondage that totally restricts movement.
INFANTILISM – role-playing as a young child.
M/S – master/slave.
MALACCA – a thick cane.
MANACLE – metal restraints.
MARTINET – small flogger.
MASOCHIST – one who derives pleasure from pain.
MERINTHOPHILIA – sexual arousal from bondage.
MUMMIFICATION – a unique kind of bondage in which the entire body is wrapped tightly in film (plastic wrap).
OTK – over-the-knee spanking.
PADDLE – a flat instrument used for spanking.
PAIN SLUT – popular expression for a submissive who loves pain.
PANSEXUALITY – BDSM activities encompassing all sexualities.
PONY PLAY – role-playing where the submissive takes on the role of a pony.
POWER EXCHANGE – dynamic whereby the dominant is consensually given power over the submissive, whether for just the scene or for a relationship.
QUIRT – a type of buggy whip.
RPG – role-playing games.
RACK – bondage device modeled after a torture device used in the Inquisition.
S&M – sadism and masochism. One enjoys administering pain, the other enjoys receiving it.
SAFE, SANE AND CONSENSUAL (SSC) – a slogan in the BDSM community.
SAFE WORD – a word or phrase a submissive uses to stop the scene.
TPE – Total Power Exchange – a term used for 24/7 master/slave relationships.
WATTENBURG WHEEL – a medical pinwheel commonly used in BDSM play.
WHIPPING POST – a post that submissives are chained to in order to receive their lashings.
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