Glossary Of Sex Terms
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Agape
A Greek word meaning altruistic love.
Ambisexual
A more contemporary term for bisexual.
Anal intercourse
Insertion of the penis into the rectum.
Androgyny
Possessing both masculine and feminine characteristics.
Anilingus
Tonguing the anus or even insertion of the tongue and playing with feces.
Areola
The ring of darkened skin around the nipple of the breast.
Asphyxiation
The dangerous practice of restricting breathing as part of sexual activity.
Ass
Slang expression for buttocks.
Asshole
Slang expression for anus.
Autoeroticism
Sexual behavior that is done by oneself such as masturbation.
B&D
An acronym for bondage and discipline.
Bag
Slang term for scrotum.
Balls
Slang term for testicles.
Ball play
Sucking / twisting/ biting / binding tightly of the testicles.
Bestiality
Sex with animals. Taboo, often used in fantasy. Usually passive penetrative sex with dogs / sheep etc. It is a criminal offence.
Bisexuality
A sexual orientation in which one feels attracted to both males and females.
Blow job
Oral sex involving sucking of the penis. Unusual slang term for fellatio (which usually does not involve "blow[ing].")
Blue balls
Slang expression for pain in the groinal area due to prolonged vasocongestion.
Body rubbing
Using the space between the thighs, below the crotch, armpits etc. for sex.
Bondage
Ranges from mild tying up with bits of scarves to heavy immobilizing bondage using straps, chains, hoods, harnesses and furniture.
Bondage and discipline (B&D)
A sexual activity in which a person is bound while another engages in "discipline" activities, such as spanking and whipping.
Boner
Slang term for erection.
Bonking
Insertion of penis into anus or vagina.
Boobs
Slang term for a woman’s breasts.
Branding
Part of heavy S & M scenarios.
Buggary
Insertion of the penis into the rectum.
Butch
A lesbian who dresses and acts in a very "masculine" manner. Opposite of femme.
Butt
Slang expression for buttocks.
Butt fuck
Slang term for anal intercourse.
Butt plugs
Rubber or steel object smaller than a dildo and bulging at one end. This is inserted into the anus and keeps it loose. Used to help anal intercourse as well as for masturbation.
Call girl
A high-priced prostitute who usually works outcall from a home or office as opposed to getting customers on the street or at a brothel.
Chastity games
Use of chastity belts with only one partner having the key.
Cherry
Slang expression for the hymen.
Circle jerk
Group masturbation.
Clingfilm
Used as a barrier for safe sex ( not advised). Also used in bondage.
Climax
Orgasm.
Clit
Slang expression for the clitoris.
Clitoral hood
The fold of skin covering the clitoris.
Clitoris
A small, highly sensitive sexual organ in the female, located above and in front of the vaginal entrance.
Cock
Slang term for penis.
Cock rings
Put around base of penis to help erection.
Cock sucking
Oral sex involving sucking of the penis.
Coitus
Sexual intercourse.
Coming out
The process of acknowledging that one is gay, lesbian or bisexual.
Condom
A sheath that is placed over the erect penis to protect against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
Copulation
Vaginal intercourse.
Corporal punishment
Ranges from a bit of slap and tickle through spanking to heavy beating.
Cross dressing
The wearing of women's clothes by men.
Cruising
Common to both sexes. Picking up of casual sexual partners in outdoor spaces.
Cum
Slang term for semen.
Cunnilingus
Oral sex given to a woman's vulva / clitoris etc.
Cunnilingus
Oral stimulation of the female genitals for sexual purposes.
Cunt
Slang term for vagina.
Cybersex
Using a computer in some way to enhance sexual stimulation.
Daisy chaining
Group sex.
Deep throat
Slang term for a type of oral sex in which a man’s partner is able to overcome his or her gag-reflex and allow the penis to go deeply into their mouth, and sometimes actually down their throat.
Defloration
An old term referring to the loss of virginity from the rupture of a virgin's hymen, through intercourse or other means.
Dental dams
Used for safer sex they are small squares of latex that are placed between the mouth and the genital area.
Deviant sexual behavior
Sexual behavior that diverges from the norm.
Dildos
Phallus shaped toys. Used by men and women. Made from rubber in many sizes.
Docking
Between men this means placing the penis inside the raised foreskin of the partner whilst he is semi erect. For women it means manipulating the penis inside the hood of the clitoris.
Domination and submission (D&S)
Sexual arousal derived from the acting out of sexual fantasies in which one person dominates while the other submits.
Dominatrix
In bondage and discipline, a woman who specializes in "disciplining" a submissive partner.
Douches
Washing out the vagina with soapy fluids. Often using a tube from a small plastic reservoir.
Drag
Cross-dressing.
Drag queen
A gay man who dresses as a woman for comic effect.
Dry hump
Slang term for rubbing the genitals against a part of another person’s body (such as the thigh), often through clothes.
Dyke
A term referring to a lesbian who dresses and acts in a stylized masculine manner.
Eating (out)
Slang term for cunnilingus.
Effeminate
Having feminine qualities.
Ejaculate
To have an orgasm with expulsion of seminal fluid from the penis. Also used as an alternative term for the fluid itself (semen).
Erection
The enlargement and hardening of the penis due to vasocongestion that occurs during sexual arousal in the male.
Erectile dysfunction
Difficulty in achieving or maintaining an erection.
Erogenous zone
Any area of the body that is especially sensitive to sexual stimulation and touching.
Eros
The Greeks' term for passionate or erotic love.
Erotic aid
A device, such as a vibrator or dildo, designed to enhance sexual responsiveness.
Erotica
Sexually oriented material that is not considered "pornographic" to the viewer.
Erotophilia
A positive emotional response to sexuality.
Erotophobia
A negative emotional response to sexuality, especially guilt, fear and shame.
Exhibitionism
Performing various sexual acts in public.
Fag
Pejorative, slang term for a homosexual.
Felching
Ejaculation into the vagina or rectum and then sucking out the ejaculate.
Fellatio
Oral sex involving sucking of the penis.
Female condom
A soda-can-shaped pouch that is placed inside the vagina to line the vaginal walls for prevention of pregnancy and disease.
Femme
A lesbian who exhibits stereotypically feminine traits.
Fetishism
Anything that has been eroticized for sex purposes but which is not sexual in it's own right. Eg shoes, leather, oil, rubber etc. Obtaining sexual excitement primarily or exclusively from an inanimate object or a particular part of the body.
Fetishes
Obtaining sexual excitement primarily or exclusively from an inanimate object or a particular part of the body.
Fetishistic transvestism
A paraphilia in which a man becomes sexually excited by cross-dressing. This is in contrast to non-fetishistic transvestism, in which the motivation is not sexual excitement.
Fingering
Fingers stimulating the genitals and penetrating.
Fisting
Taking as much of a hand inside the vagina or rectum as possible.
Flagellation
Ranges from a bit of slap and tickle through spanking to heavy beating.
Food
Food is often used in sexual activities.
Foreplay
Sexual activity prior to penetration. A term used to refer to sexual activities other than intercourse. The term comes from the view that some individuals hold that all activities of a sexual nature are merely designed to lead up to intercourse.
Frigidity
No longer used term that refers to a lack of sexual response in a woman.
Frottage
Using the space between the thighs, below the crotch, armpits etc for sex.
Frotteurism
A paraphilia characterized by obtaining sexual excitement from touching or rubbing one's body against others without their consent.
Fuck
Slang term for intercourse. Used in many contexts with many alternative meanings.
Fucking
Insertion of penis into anus or vagina.
G-spot
Abbreviation for Grafenberg spot.
Getting laid
Slang term for having sex.
Getting off
Slang term for having an orgasm; usually used in reference to a male.
Gigolo
A male prostitute.
Giving head
Slang term for fellatio.
Going down (on)
Slang term for cunnilingus/fellatio.
Golden showers
Slang expression for a sexual variation involving urinating on a partner.
Giving
Penetrative anal intercourse.
Golden showers
Urination on the sexual partner as part of a sex act.
Grafenberg spot
A sexually sensitive area on the upper wall of the vagina approximately two inches from the opening. Also known as the G spot.
Group sex
Any sexual activity involving more than two people.
Hand job
Slang term for manual stimulation of the genitals by a partner.
Hard on
Slang term for an erection.
Hard-core
Sexually explicit material that graphically depicts the genitals and sexual acts.
Heterosexual
A person who is sexually attracted primarily to members of the other gender.
Homo
Pejorative, slang term for a homosexual.
Homosexual
A person who is sexually attracted primarily to members of her or his own gender.
Homosexuality
Sexual relationships with individuals of the same gender.
Horny
Slang term for being sexually aroused or excited.
Hung
Slang term for having a large penis.
Hymen
A thin membrane that partially covers the vaginal entrance of most females at birth; although an intact hymen is sometimes erroneously thought to prove virginity, it can actually be broken by many activities besides intercourse.
Impotence
Difficulty in achieving or maintaining an erection.
Incest
Sexual activity between relatives or family members.
Infatuation
Foolish and irrational love; often known as a "crush."
Intercourse
Sexual activity in which the penis is inserted into an orifice such as the vagina or anus; the term is often modified accordingly (e.g. anal intercourse).
Interfemoral intercourse
Sexual activity in which the penis is thrust between the thighs of a partner.
Jism
Slang term for semen.
Jerk-off
Slang term for male masturbation.
John
A slang term for the customer of a prostitute.
Kegel exercises
A set of exercises designed to strengthen and give voluntary control over the muscles surrounding the genitals (known as the pubococcygeus muscles) and thereby increase sexual pleasure and awareness.
Klismaphilia
A sexual variation in which the person derives sexual excitement from giving or receiving enemas.
Kleptophilia
A sexual variation in which the person derives sexual excitement from stealing.
Labia majora
The fatty pads of tissue lying on either side of the vaginal opening and inner lips. Also known as major (or outer) lips.
Labia minora
The folds of skin on either side of the vaginal entrance, between the outer lips, that enclose the clitoris and the vaginal opening. Also known as minor (or inner) lips.
Lesbian
A female homosexual.
Lesbo
Pejorative, slang term for a lesbian.
Lez
Pejorative, slang term for a lesbian.
Lezzie
Pejorative, slang term for a lesbian.
Libido
Term used by Freud to refer to sexual energy; the driving force in humans according to him.
Lesbian
A female homosexual.
Lesbo
Pejorative, slang term for a lesbian.
Lez
Pejorative, slang term for a lesbian.
Lezzie
Pejorative, slang term for a lesbian.
Libido
Term used by Freud to refer to sexual energy; the driving force in humans according to him.
Lubricant
The slippery fluid secreted from the walls of the vagina during sexual arousal; also available in synthetic form to supplement or replace the natural version. The synthetic version is also used for activities that require lubrication such as anal intercourse.
Lubrication
The slippery fluid secreted from the walls of the vagina during sexual arousal; also available in synthetic form to supplement or replace the natural version.
Lust
A very strong sexual urge.
Masochism
A sexual variation in which the individual derives sexual pleasure from experiencing pain.
Masturbation
Self-stimulation of the genitals for sexual pleasure.
Monogamy
The mating of one person with another individual with neither engaging in sexual activity with anyone else.
Multiple orgasms
Having several orgasms in a short period of time with no refractory period in between.
Myotonia
Increased muscle tension, sometimes accompanied by involuntary contractions, during sexual excitement.
Making love
Any form of intimate sexual activity.
Massage
Often used to mean masturbation.
New age sex
Means techniques which combine sex meditation, massage , breathing exercises and Tantra techniques.
Nipple
The darkened circle at the tip of the breast in both men and women. Although sensitive to sexual stimulation in both genders, in a woman it also serves the function of being the opening through which milk goes when she is breast-feeding.
Nymphomania
A pejorative, unscientific term that is used to refer to sexual behavior or desire in women that is considered "excessive" or "abnormal."
Obscenity
That which is legally deemed offensive to "accepted" standards of decency or morality.
Oral-genital sex
Sexual activity in which the mouth is used to stimulate the genitals.
Orgasm
An intense sensation that occurs at the climax of sexual excitement that is accompanied by rhythmic muscle contractions and intense pleasure, followed by release of sexual tensions. In men, orgasm is usually accompanied by ejaculation.
Orgy
Any sexual activity involving more than two people.
Partialism
A fetish in which a person is sexually attracted to a specific body part exclusive of the person.
Petting
Sexual activity prior to penetration.
Phone sex
Dial up services offer conversations of a sexual nature.
Penis
The primary male sexual and reproductive organ through which both urine and semen pass.
Penis envy
In psychoanalytic theory, a woman's desire to have a penis, whether literally or metaphorically.
Perversion
An old-fashioned term for a sexual deviation.
Phallic
Penis or penis-like in shape or form.
Phallus
An object that is a penis or penis-like in shape or form.
Piercing
Insertion of rings through different parts of the body eg nipples, penis ( prince alberts), labia etc.
Pimp
A prostitute's protector and manager.
Piss
Urination on the sexual partner as part of a sex act.
Platonic
Not involving sex.
Platonic love
Nonsexual love for another person.
Playing with oneself
Slang term for masturbation.
Pleasure principle
In psychoanalytic theory, the principle that all organisms seek pleasure and avoid pain.
Pleasuring
Erotic touching.
Polygamy
Marriage in which a person has more than one spouse.
Pornography
Sexually oriented material that is not considered acceptable to the viewer; the same material when judged subjectively acceptable is often referred to as "erotica."
Prick
Slang term for penis.
Prostitution
The selling of sexual stimulation for money.
Proximity
Nearness in terms of physical space and time.
Prurient
A legal term referring to "provoking lasciviousness."
Pussy
Slang term for vagina.
Premature ejaculation
A common problem when men ejaculate before they want too.
Queer
Pejorative, slang term for a homosexual.
Receiving
Receptive anal intercourse. Receptive anal intercourse.
Rimming
Tonguing the anus or even insertion of the tongue and playing with feces.
Rubber
Slang term for condom.
Rubber sex
Covering oneself up in rubber garments to have sex. Usually a variant of sado-masochism.
S&M
Abbreviation for sadomasochism.
Sadism
A sexual variation in which the person derives sexual pleasure from inflicting pain on someone else.
Sadomasochism (S&M)
A popular, non-clinical term for behaviors that involve both sexual sadism as well as masochism, often in a consensual, role-playing manner.
Safer sex
Sexual activities that do not involve the exchange of bodily fluids. Used to prevent the transmission of diseases such as HIV.
Scat & shit
Sexual activity involving defecation / eating or playing with feces.
Screw
Slang term for intercourse.
Semen
The alkaline fluid expelled from the penis during ejaculation, containing fluids combined from several glands as well as sperm.
Seminal fluid
Another term for semen.
Sex flush
A rash that appears on the skin during sexual arousal due to vasocongestion.
Sex guilt
A sense of guilt resulting from the violation of personal standards of proper sexual behavior.
Sex toy
A device, such as a vibrator or dildo, designed to enhance sexual pleasure.
Sexual enhancement
Improvement or enrichment of sexual relationships among otherwise healthy, well-functioning individuals.
Sexually explicit material
Material that graphically depicts sexual activities.
Sexually oriented material
Materials such as photographs, videos, films, magazines, CD-ROMs or books whose primary themes or depictions involve sex.
Shaft
The body of the penis.
Shagging
Insertion of penis into anus or vagina.
Shaving
Removal of body or pubic hair so that the genitalia can be seen more easily for erotic purposes.
Shrimping
Sucking toes for sexual pleasure.
Sodomy
Insertion of the penis into the rectum.
Softcore
Non-explicit sexually oriented material.
Spanking
Mild bit of slap and tickle
Straight
Heterosexual.
Swingers
Individuals who do not believe in monogamy, or engage in activities involving sexual activities with their primary partner and others simultaneously, such as in "wife swapping."
Temperature
Use of hot wax or ice cubes on parts of the body.
Threesome
Any sexual activity involving more three people.
Tit fuck
Slang term for a form of intercourse in which a man thrusts his penis between a woman’s breasts.
Tits
Slang term for a woman’s breasts.
Transsexual
An individual whose individual gender identity is different from his or her anatomical sex. They thus feel trapped in the body of the wrong gender.
Transvestism
Dressing in the clothing of the other gender.
Transvestite
A person who enjoys wearing the clothes of the other gender.
Tribadism
A sexual activity in which one woman lies on top of another, often "scissoring" her legs with her partners', and moves rhythmically for mutual clitoral stimulation.
Troilism
A sexual behavior in which three people engage in sexual activity together.
Urethra
The tube through which urine passes out of the body; in males, it is also the tube through which semen is discharged.
Urethral opening
The opening in the urethra through which urine is expelled.
Tribadism
Lesbian slang as humping, grinding or slip and slide. Rubbing of the vulva on other parts of the other woman.
Vagina
The tube-shaped muscular organ in the female into which the penis is inserted during intercourse and through which a baby passes during birth.
Vibrators
All shapes and sizes used to bring about orgasm.
Voyeurism
Watching other peoples sexual activity.
Virgin
A person who has never had sexual intercourse.
Virginity
The state of never having had sexual intercourse.
Voyeurism
A sexual variation in which a person derives sexual pleasure from watching others nude or having sexual intercourse (often without their knowledge).
Vulva
The collective term for the external female genitals.
Wank
Often used to mean masturbation
Watersports
Urination on the sexual partner as part of a sex act.
Wet dream
Slang term for nocturnal emission.
Woody
Slang term for an erection.
X-rated
Visually explicit. Derived from the Motion Picture Association's rating system.
Zoophilia
A non-specified paraphilia referring to sexual excitement derived from sexual interactions with animals; often referred to as bestiality
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