TAG TEAM
Taken from the wrestling term, a Tag Team consists of two people (who may or may not be a couple) who partner up to have a threesome, foursome, or moresome with other people.
TAINT
A slang term that refers to the perineum, an erogenous zone located between the testicles or vulva, and the anus.
TANTRA / TANTRIC
Specific acts and positions that synchronize partners into a meditative state for the purposes of sexual pleasure and/or gratification. A form of Sacred sex and intimacy for individuals and/or couples who practice it. Tantric sex can involve delaying sexual gratification for the purposes of heightened pleasure and/or sensations, prolonged sexual activity, connectedness, intimacy, and other beneficial practices.
TEABAGGING
A colloquial term for a sexual act in which someone “dips” their scrotum (i.e., testicles, balls) into another person’s mouth, akin to the way a person might dip a teabag into a cup of tea.
THREESOME
A threesome consists of three people who Consensually and ethically engage in sexual activity with each other. This does not mean that everyone involved in a threesome plays with each other person; for instance, in a threesome with two men and one woman, the female might be the focus of play for both men, while the men do not play with each other. Some also refer to the desire for threesomes as “Triolism.”
TICKET
A slang term within the Swinger Lifestyle that refers to a person, usually a single female, on whom a single man relies solely for the purpose of enabling him to gain entrance to a Swingers Club or Party in which single men are not invited. The notion is that in the swinger lifestyle, often parties and events may be limited to those who are coupled, so single men are not allowed to be present without a companion.
TICKLERS
A type of Sex Toy, such as feathers, which can be used to tease one’s partner. These can be used within the context of BDSM, during which a Dominant might use a tickler on a submissive as a way to torment and tease them and can contribute to building up anticipation for more intense play, such as Impact Play, or to alleviate the intensity of a scene.
TOP
Within the BDSM community, a Top is someone who disciplines a submissive or bottom.
TOPPING FROM THE BOTTOM
An expression used in BDSM contexts to describe a scenario in which a submissive (bottom) attempts to control the play in the scene, the dynamic, or their relationship with their Dominant (Top) from their submissive position by using seduction, persuasive behavior, provoking their Dominant, and other typically dominant behaviors that are uncharacteristic of submission.
TOY
Someone who consensually becomes a Toy in a BDSM Roleplay scene is no longer treated as a person but rather as a purely sexual object for the sole purpose of pleasuring someone else.
TRAIN
“To run a Train” on someone is a term used during Gangbangs or Group Sex where one person receives penetration from one or more at a time from multiple other people while others wait their turn in line.
TRIAD
A term used within Polyamorous relationships, and other forms of ethically / consensually non-monogamous relationships, that describes a relationship between three people that includes both emotional and sexual elements. Not the same as a Threesome, which is usually a short-lived sexual encounter between three people. Some people use the term “Throuple” instead of Triad, but the latter term is generally preferred within the polyamorous community.
