BAREBACKING
A sexual act referring to a person with a penis penetrating someone’s vagina or anus without the use of a condom, hence, “bare”.
BATHHOUSES
A public Bathhouse or sauna where people (usually gay men) can meet and have casual sex with each other on the premises. Sometimes, bathhouses also have a viewing area where patrons can watch adult content and / or an area where people can use or rent rooms or areas to have sex with other patrons.
BBC
A sexual slang term that means Big Black Cock, which is usually used to describe a porn genre as well as in open and swinging communities to describe one’s preferences for a Black partner who has a large dick.
BBW
Often a term or genre referred to in pornography or erotica, Big Beautiful Woman means a female who is confidently voluptuous.
BDSM
BDSM stands for Bondage, Discipline, Sadism, and Masochism. This encompasses the themes of Bondage, Discipline, Dominance, Submission, Sadism, and Masochism. This can involve the psychological as well as the physical aspects of BDSM, and can be softcore to hardcore. BDSM is always done CONSENSUALLY.
BI-CURIOUS
Typically refers to a heterosexual person who has an interest or “curiosity” to explore sexual activities with someone of the same gender. Within the open lifestyle, people who are “situationally bisexual,” meaning that given a certain scenario or person, they may be interested in playing with someone of the same gender and this can also fall into this bi-curious category.
BLACK SHEET PARTY
A slang term used for an orgy involving people who are into BDSM.
BLOW BANG
When one person performs oral sex on more than one person with a penis in a group sex or orgy scenario.
BONDAGE
Bondage is known as restrictive play and involves tying or strapping a submissive with rope, cuffs, etc., in a manner that prevents them from moving. This can be done with the intention of performing sexual acts on the submissive, but sometimes bondage can be an end in itself (because the submissive enjoys being bound) or as an art form (e.g., Shibari bondage).
BOOT WORSHIP
Within the BDSM / Kink community, boot worship is known as a Fetish revolving around the Dominant’s boots or footwear, in which the submissive might kiss, lick, caress, or otherwise idolize their Dominant’s boots.
BOTTOM
Within the BDSM lifestyle, a bottom is a submissive individual (alternatively called a submissive or slave) who consensually gives the decision-making power to a Dominant (AKA Top, Master, Mistress) to provide them with physical, sexual, and/or emotional pleasure and/or gratification, which may or may not involve humiliation and/or degradation.
BUKKAKE
Bukkake is the Japanese word for splash. In a sexual context, bukkake refers to the act of multiple men ejaculating on one person’s body at the same time, typically in the context of Group Sex or Gangbang scenarios.
BYOB
Bring Your Own Booze
BYOC
Bring Your Own Condoms
BYOL
Bring Your Own Lube
