ABRASION
Stimulation of the skin causing friction by rubbing, grinding, or using materials like leather, brushes, rough fabrics, etc.
AC/DC
Person who enjoys both same-sex and opposite-sex sexual activity; Bi; Bisexual.
ADULT
Euphemism for 21+ (or 18+ where applicable) and used to indicate sexual or pornographic content.
ADULT ARCADE
A commercial establishment that has a designated area where patrons can view adult material.
ADULT THEATERS
Theaters that are adults-only, which usually show pornographic films, and where people can go to watch, masturbate, or hook up with other theater patrons.
ADULTS-ONLY
Reserved for adults who are 21+, usually describing parties, travel events, cruises, resorts, etc.
AFTERCARE
In BDSM circles, aftercare involves the Dominant caring for the submissive, emotionally and/or physically following a BDSM scene. This is usually done to help ease the intensity of the submissive’s experience and soothe them.
AGE PLAY
Within the fetish / kink community, age play refers to consensual roleplay that involves the nurturing aspects of a relationship with a significant age difference. This might not necessarily mean that the individuals participating in age play do have a significant age difference. In age play, participants might use names such as “little,” “little girl,” “little boy,” to signify the younger participant; “Daddy,” “Mommy,” or other terms may be used for the older participant. Age play might include non-sexual activities such as playtime, bedtime, homework, etc.
AIRTIGHT
A consensual Group Sex or Gangbang activity wherein a person with a vagina is simultaneously penetrated in their mouth, vagina, and anus.
ANILINGUS
Refers to the use of a person’s mouth to orally stimulate another person’s anus by kissing, licking, sucking, or rimming for the purpose of sexual pleasure.
ARTS
Within the kink community, this can be used as a euphemism for fetishes.
