Bondage & BDSM Terms
Fetish & BDSM terminology
…commonly used in Danish kink communities.
Below you will find an alphabetical overview of commonly used terms within BDSM, fetish, and kink culture. The list includes roles, equipment, play styles, and slang expressions.
A – D
- Abduction Play – Consensual roleplay involving simulated kidnapping scenarios
- Age Play – Roleplay involving age dynamics
- Anal Plug / Butt Plug – Sex toy designed for anal use
- Anal Fisting – Insertion of a hand/arm anally
- BDSM – Bondage, Discipline, Dominance, Submission, Sadism, and Masochism
- Blindfold – Eye covering used in sensory play
- Bondage – Being restrained or tied up
- Brat – A playful, provocative submissive
- Breath Control – Controlled breathing as part of consensual play (edge play)
- C&B / CBT – Cock and Ball Torture
- Cage (Chastity) – Device used for male chastity
- Cross Dresser – Person wearing clothing traditionally associated with another gender
- Cuckold – A man aroused by his partner’s sexual activity with others
- D/s – Dominant/submissive relationship dynamic
- Dom / Dominant – The controlling or leading partner
- Domina / Dominatrix – Dominant woman
- Dungeon – A room equipped for BDSM activities
E – L
- Edge Play – Boundary-pushing consensual play
- Electro Play – Use of electrical stimulation in play
- Exhibitionism – Arousal from being seen
- Femdom – Female dominance
- Fetish – Sexual attraction to specific objects, materials, or scenarios
- Fisting – Insertion of a hand/arm vaginally or anally
- Flogger – Multi-tailed whip
- Foot Fetish – Fetish involving feet
- Gag – Mouth restraint used in play
- Harness – Strap system worn on the body or head
- Japanese Bondage / Shibari / Kinbaku – Rope bondage in Japanese style
- Kink – Non-vanilla sexual preference
- Kinkster – Person with kink interests
- Chastity – Control over orgasm or sexual access
- Latex – Rubber material used in fetish clothing
- Leather – Classic fetish material
M – R
- Masochism – Arousal from receiving pain
- Master / Mistress – Title for a dominant person
- Mummification – Wrapping the body in materials such as plastic or tape
- Needle Play – Consensual play involving needles
- Owner – Person who “owns” another in a consensual D/s contract
- Paddle – Impact play tool
- Pegging – Use of a strap-on for penetration, often by a woman on a man
- Pet Play – Roleplay involving animal dynamics
- Pony Play – A form of pet play involving horse/pony roles
- Primal – Instinct-based dominant/submissive dynamic
- Rigger – Person who ties others with rope
- Rimming – Oral stimulation of the anus
- Rope Bunny – Person being tied in rope play
S – Z
- Sadism – Arousal from inflicting pain
- Sadomasochism – Combination of dominance and pain play
- Sensation Play – Play involving sensory stimulation (heat, cold, touch)
- Slave – Submissive role in a consensual dynamic
- Spanking – Impact play on the buttocks
- Strap-On – Dildo attached with a harness
- Sub – Submissive person
- Submissive – Person who takes a yielding role
- Suspension – Being suspended in rope bondage
- Swinger – Person participating in partner-swapping
- Switch – Person who can be both dominant and submissive
- Top – The active or performing partner
- Vanilla – Sexual activity without kink elements
- Voyeurism – Arousal from watching others
- Wax Play – Consensual use of hot wax in play
- Zentai – Full-body suit, often made of spandex
- Open Relationship – Relationship where partners may have other sexual partners
Important
BDSM and fetish activities should always be practiced responsibly, voluntarily, and between consenting adults. Clear communication, boundaries, and mutual respect are essential for safe and positive experiences.