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Definitions focus on adult communication, consent, privacy, community, and wellbeing. Educational content is not medical or legal advice.

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Terms, not activity guides.

The Lexicon answers “what does this mean?” in a short, searchable format. It does not assess readiness or explain how to practice an activity.

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Oral focus

Kink & BDSM

A sexual preference or scene style that centers oral pleasure or attention—such as giving, receiving, or watching oral sex—as the main focus of the experience.

Also known or searched as: Oral-centered sex, Mouth-focused play Explore context in the Kink Catalog

Breath play

Kink & BDSM

Breath or airway-adjacent play, including anything that intentionally restricts breathing or neck/airway access. This is high-risk edge play and there is no medically safe way to do choking or strangulation.

Also known or searched as: Erotic asphyxiation, Airway play, Breath control Explore context in the Kink Catalog

Choking

Kink & BDSM

Neck pressure or choking fantasy. Treat as edge play with explicit safety boundaries. Medically, this is not a safe activity; there is no medically safe way to choke someone, even briefly.

Also known or searched as: Strangulation, Neck pressure, Erotic asphyxiation Explore context in the Kink Catalog

Knife play

Kink & BDSM

A consensual edge-play practice involving knives or knife-like props for visual threat, control, or sensation themes, usually without cutting or breaking skin.

Also known or searched as: blade play, knife kink Explore context in the Kink Catalog

Fear play

Kink & BDSM

A consensual BDSM scene style that uses negotiated suspense, intimidation, uncertainty, or fear responses as part of the experience—while keeping all participants safe, informed, and able to stop at any time.

Also known or searched as: scare play, intimidation play, fear kink Explore context in the Kink Catalog

Edging

Kink & BDSM

Edging is building arousal close to orgasm and then deliberately delaying release, either solo or with a partner, to extend the experience and intensify control or anticipation.

Also known or searched as: Orgasm control, Orgasm delay, Teasing and denial Explore context in the Kink Catalog

A consent-based fantasy about being made to orgasm repeatedly, or having orgasm control taken away, within mutually agreed limits.

Also known or searched as: orgasm coercion fantasy, made to orgasm fantasy, orgasm control fantasy, forced orgasm roleplay Explore context in the Kink Catalog

Ruined orgasm

Kink & BDSM

A consensual orgasm-control practice where the timing or intensity of orgasm is intentionally interrupted or altered to create a distinct, often frustrating or intense sensation.

Also known or searched as: orgasm ruin, ruined climax, ruin Explore context in the Kink Catalog

Chastity

Kink & BDSM

Chastity is a consensual orgasm-control practice where access to a person’s genitals, or the ability to orgasm, is restricted by agreement, ritual, or a device. In kink contexts, it is usually about control, anticipation, and power exchange—not abstinence as a moral rule.

Also known or searched as: Orgasm denial, Orgasm control, Keyholding, Chastity cage, CBT (context-dependent shorthand; can also mean other things) Explore context in the Kink Catalog

Tease and denial

Kink & BDSM

A form of orgasm control where one person is sexually teased or brought close to release, then the release is intentionally delayed or withheld by agreement.

Also known or searched as: Edging, Orgasm control, Denial play Explore context in the Kink Catalog

Phone / video play

Digital Intimacy

Erotic or intimate connection by phone or video call between consenting adults, usually with agreed privacy, pacing, and boundaries.

Also known or searched as: phone sex, video sex, cam play, long-distance intimacy Explore context in the Kink Catalog

Debriefing

Wellbeing

A post-scene conversation where consenting adults review what felt good, what felt off, and what support is needed next.

Also known or searched as: scene debrief, post-scene check-in, after-scene review Explore context in the Kink Catalog

Self-directed recovery rituals after intense solo play or after a scene ends, used to help a person feel physically settled, emotionally grounded, and back to baseline.

Also known or searched as: self-aftercare, post-play self-care, decompression Explore context in the Kink Catalog