A person in a BDSM relationship who typically submits to their partner(s) during scenes and/or as part of their lifestyle.
What is a Submissive/Sub?
A dynamic in which one partner is dominant over another/others, often involving bondage and sadomasochism.
What is D/s or BDSM?
A type of play in which a person is bound by physical restraints by their partner(s).
What is bondage?
An implement in the shape of a rod commonly used to spank a person.
What is a Spanking Cane?
A person in a BDSM relationship who dominates their partner(s) during play and/or as part of their relationship.
What is a Dominant?
A submissive who’s position in the dynamic has them take the role of an animal, often being taken care of by their dominant.
What is a Pet?
A scenario in which one person or more is a female dominant, often emphasizing women being superior to men in general.
What is Femdom?
A form of play in which people will utilize fire in various ways during play.
What is Fire Play?
A device designed to suppress a person’s ability to speak.
What is a Gag?
A kinkster who takes on a dominant role mainly as a means to pleasure their partner.
What is a Service Top?
A type of submissive whose role is characterized by mainly performing tasks and practical functions for their dominant(s).
What is a Service Sub?
A dynamic in which a dominant partner has complete and total control over their submissive(s).
What is Master/Slave?
A kink in which a person, often a male submissive, is dressed in effeminate clothing and/or made to look feminine in other ways, such as makeup.
What is feminization/sissification?
A type of chair with a hole in the center for facesitting a submissive.
What is a Queening Chair?
A dominant in a relationship in which their submissive(s) like(s) to test limits and break rules.
What is a Brat Tamer?
A submissive who agrees to total power exchange.
What is a Slave?
A dynamic in which a partner role plays as a child in the care of the other partner(s).
What is CGL or Caregiver/Little?
A kink in which a dominant and a submissive will role-play the dominant killing the submissive.
What is Execution Play?
A device made to pull and secure a submissive’s balls behind their thighs.
What is a Humbler?
A dominant in a dynamic that practices total power exchange.
What is a Master?
A submissive who enjoys degradation play.
What is a Degradee?
A dynamic in which a submissive submits to a dominant partner, almost always a woman, by gifting them sums of money, sometimes even by giving them complete access to their bank accounts.
What is Findom?
A kink in which a person enjoys seeing another person sit on a cake.
What is Cake Sitting?
A thin metal cylinder designed to safely penetrate a person’s urethra.
What is a Sound?
A type of dominant who enjoys role-playing as if they are hunting their submissive like prey.
What is a Pred/Predator?