COUPLE / CPL
A couple is defined as two people who are in a sexual and/or romantic relationship. This includes couples who are dating, married, cohabiting, or who commonly play together in certain scenarios (e.g., two single individuals). Being a couple does not necessitate a monogamous relationship; couples can also be Open and in some form of Consensually Non-Monogamous relationship which may involve other partners.
COUPLE PRIVILEGE / COUPLES PRIVILEGE
Within Open relationships (Consensually Non-Monogamous relationships such as Swinging and Polyamory), “couple privilege” or “couples privilege” refers to the advantage that an established couple already has before they add another person or people to their sex life and/or relationship. Couple privilege is not a negative phenomenon in and of itself, but it may reinforce a hierarchy that already exists within the relationship and have negative effects on their new partner(s) and the new relationship(s). In open relationships, to ensure equality for all involved, it is important that the already-established couple acknowledges that this privilege exists and does not take it for granted or dismiss their advantage.
CREAMPIE
A sex act that involves a person with a penis who ejaculates into another person’s vagina or anus (e.g., anal creampie). This often involves the visual experience of watching the ejaculate leak out of the other person.
CROSS SWORDS / CROSSING SWORDS
A colloquial term for when two men end up touching each other’s penis in threesomes or group sex scenarios, often unintentionally, but sometimes intentionally.
CROSS-DRESSER / CROSS-DRESSING
When an individual enjoys wearing clothing that is more expressive of someone of a different gender (e.g., a masculine person wearing what is often considered “feminine” clothing, like a dress, pantyhose, high heels, makeup, etc.). This is sometimes, but not always, for the purposes of sexual arousal, roleplay, and / or sexual gratification, and when that’s the case, cross-dressing may also be considered a kink or fetish.
CRUISING
Driving or walking around or to a location, i.e., a cruising ground, looking for someone to have sex with, although this is also a term used for when this happens online or on the phone. Often, this is anonymous, casual, and one-off in nature.
CUCK / CUCKOLD / CUCKOLDING
Cuckolding is the practice of a couple in which the male partner wants to watch his partner have sexual relations with another individual (or several individuals) without his direct sexual involvement. In this case, the male cuckold acts as a Voyeur and is often (but not always) present to witness his partner engaging in sexual acts with the third person (or more people).
CUCKOLDRESS
A woman or other femme-identified person who cuckolds her husband / boyfriend / other masculine-identified partner; an adulterous woman who cuckolds her male partner.
CUCKQUEAN
The female version of cuckold. Within cuckqueaning scenarios, the cuckquean is the female / female-identified individual who consensually watches their (typically) male partner have sex with others and is sexually aroused by this act. See Cuckold for more.
CUFFS
Often used within BDSM scenarios, cuffs fasten and/or lock around a submissive’s wrists and/or ankles to restrict their movement. Cuffs can be attached to tables, beds, poles, etc., or to themselves. In a hogtie, a person’s ankles and wrists are bound together behind their back.
CUM
A commonly-used slang term for a person’s ejaculate or sexual fluids. Cumming may refer to either or both the action of climaxing as well as ejaculating. Fluid Play can often involve cum.
CUM SLUT
A slang term used to signify an individual who enjoys cum / ejaculate / sperm / semen and may derive sexual satisfaction through receiving these fluids in their mouth and/or other orifices, as well as on their body parts. In some cases, others may refer to someone as a cum slut in a derogatory way, although enjoying any consensual sexual practice is nothing to be ashamed of.
CUNNILINGUS
Oral Sex performed on a person with a vagina to stimulate their vulva and/or clitoris. Oral sex may include penetration with a person’s tongue and/or fingers and/or Sex Toys to increase pleasure. Often known as a form of Foreplay prior to penetrative sex, cunnilingus can help increase a person’s sexual arousal to make it more likely for them to have an Orgasm during penetrative sex. Cunnilingus can (and should) be performed as an end to itself for the receiver’s sexual pleasure.
