GLOSSARY – Kink, Fetish & BDSM from A to Z

Glossary

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SLAPPING

Slapping refers to the deliberate act of striking with an open hand — to the face, buttocks, thighs, or other areas of the body. It's a direct, immediate form of impact play that requires little equipment but has a strong psychological and physical effect.

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SPIT PLAY

Spit Play refers to the erotic use of saliva — as a sign of intimacy, dominance, or humiliation. This can mean spitting on someone, saliva on the skin, kissing with a deliberate exchange of saliva, or saliva as part of oral practices.

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SCENT & FETISH

A Scent Fetish refers to the erotic fascination with natural body scents — sweat, skin, hair, or other intimate scents of another person. Smell is one of the most direct and immediate senses, closely tied to memory and instinct.

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SCENT PLAY

Scent Play refers to the deliberate use of smell as an erotic element — whether through perfume, essential oils, certain materials like leather or latex, or the natural scent of skin and hair.

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TRAMPLING

Trampling refers to the deliberate act of stepping, standing, or walking on another person's body — as an erotic or BDSM practice. It's a form of dominance and body control that works with the weight and physical presence of the dominant person.

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TRAINING SCENARIOS

Training Scenarios refer to structured BDSM scenarios in which a submissive person is deliberately trained — in posture, behavior, language, or the completion of specific tasks. The dominant person sets rules, corrects, evaluates, and shapes.

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TIE & TEASE

Tie & Tease refers to a BDSM practice in which a person is restrained and then deliberately teased — through touch, stimulation, language, or the conscious withholding of touch. The restraint creates helplessness, the teasing creates tension that can't be released.

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TEASE & DENIAL

Tease & Denial refers to a BDSM practice in which a person is deliberately aroused — while the release of that arousal is consciously withheld or delayed. The thrill isn't in the orgasm, but in the state leading up to it.

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VOYEURISM

Voyeurism refers to the erotic pleasure of watching — seeing other people during sex, undressing, or in intimate moments without actively participating oneself. As a sexual preference, voyeurism is widespread and completely normal.

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VANILLA

Vanilla refers to encounters in the context of sex and eroticism that don't involve BDSM, kink, or specific fetishes — classic sex, tenderness, intimacy. The term isn't meant to be dismissive, even though it's sometimes used that way.

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