This glossary of BDSM an initialism for bondage , discipline , domination , submission , sadism , and masochism defines terms commonly used in the BDSM community. BDSM abbreviations have their origins in classified personal advertisements , where euphemisms for paraphilic and socially disapproved practices were required by periodical editors to circumvent censorship and obscenity law.
The term BDSM is a portmanteau of initialisms intended to encompass all of the following activities:.
Others [ who? High protocol refers to groups or individuals that adhere to strict roles and role-based rules of conduct, whereas low protocol refers to groups or individuals that are more relaxed. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. Jargon and esoteric terms used in BDSM.
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Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Etymology [ edit ]. Capitalization conventions [ edit ]. BDSM glossary [ edit ]. A submissive female , strips off her clothes at the command of her master , while maintaining "Attention" pose left.
