Aftercare is a term used in BDSM or consensual power-exchange contexts. Its practical meaning depends on negotiated roles, boundaries, risks, and agreements.
BDSM Terms
Definitions of BDSM roles, dynamics, activities and related terminology.
16 published terms
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BDSM is an umbrella term for consensual practices and relationship dynamics involving bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and/or sadism and masochism.
Brat is a term used in BDSM or consensual power-exchange contexts. Its practical meaning depends on negotiated roles, boundaries, risks, and agreements.
Brat Tamer is a term used in BDSM or consensual power-exchange contexts. Its practical meaning depends on negotiated roles, boundaries, risks, and agreements.
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Collar is a term used in BDSM or consensual power-exchange contexts. Its practical meaning depends on negotiated roles, boundaries, risks, and agreements.
Collaring is a term used in BDSM or consensual power-exchange contexts. Its practical meaning depends on negotiated roles, boundaries, risks, and agreements.
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Munch is a term used in BDSM or consensual power-exchange contexts. Its practical meaning depends on negotiated roles, boundaries, risks, and agreements.
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RACK stands for Risk-Aware Consensual Kink, a BDSM framework emphasizing informed awareness of risk and consent.
Rigger is a term used in BDSM or consensual power-exchange contexts. Its practical meaning depends on negotiated roles, boundaries, risks, and agreements.
Rope Bunny is a term used in BDSM or consensual power-exchange contexts. Its practical meaning depends on negotiated roles, boundaries, risks, and agreements.
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A safeword is a previously agreed word or signal used to clearly communicate that a BDSM or sexual activity should pause, change intensity, or stop.
Slave is a term used in BDSM or consensual power-exchange contexts. Its practical meaning depends on negotiated roles, boundaries, risks, and agreements.
SSC is a term used in BDSM or consensual power-exchange contexts. Its practical meaning depends on negotiated roles, boundaries, risks, and agreements.
Sub Drop is a term used in BDSM or consensual power-exchange contexts. Its practical meaning depends on negotiated roles, boundaries, risks, and agreements.
Switch is a term used in BDSM or consensual power-exchange contexts. Its practical meaning depends on negotiated roles, boundaries, risks, and agreements.
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Vanilla is a term used in BDSM or consensual power-exchange contexts. Its practical meaning depends on negotiated roles, boundaries, risks, and agreements.