A glossary of terms

In order to minimize confusion and make sure we're all on the same page, I've done a up a brief glossary of terms I'll be using in this blog... I know, it's not completely filled out but I wanted to get it up here. In writing this I realized just how many words we throw around that actually have difficult or varying definitions. I've tried to stay away from 'gender-based' definitions, but geez is that hard! And I need help with some of these, especially defining a submissive versus a slave & defining transgender & transsexual.

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Adult baby: (abbreviated as AB) An adult that wants to be regressed into a child-like state (not be confused with pedophilia); ages vary
Androgynous: A person that is visually a mix of female and male without being either
Asexual:
BDSM: Stands for bondage, domination, sadism, masochism
Bears: (usually) dominant hairy, large framed gay male
Bisexual: a person attracted to all genders (abbreviated as 'bi')
Boi: A submissive or slave butch lesbian or gay man
Bondage: restricting movement with chains, ropes, shackles, etc
Boy: A submissive or slave male
Brat: A submissive person that “asks for it” through bratty, cheeky behavior
Butch: A person that acts/dresses in a rough or stereotypically macho or masculine manner
Chameleon sexual: A submissive person whose sexuality is dependent on their Owner
Collar: The equivalent of a wedding ring in BDSM culture; symbolizes Ownership and commitment
Cubs: a submissive gay male, usually a sub to bears
Cuckold: A person that enjoys or desires their partner to be with others in a way that humiliates them, e.g. helping the partner prepare to met the other person. abbreviated as a "cuck"
Daddy: A dominant man that acts in a fatherly & protective manner towards his submissive
Dom: Pronounced dom (like tomcat): noun- a male dominant; verb- to dominate, e.g. They want to dom him.
Dominant: Describes either a dominant person or personality
Dominatrix: a dominant woman
Domme: Pronounced just like dom: noun – a dominant woman
Drag: Dressing in the stereotypical clothing of the opposite gender
Drag King: A lesbian that dresses and often performs dressed in male drag
Drag Queen: A gay man that dresses and often performs in female drag
Dyke Daddy: A butch dominant lesbian that acts as a Daddy
Female: A person born with a vulva
Femme: A person that acts/dresses in a stereotypically feminine manner
Feminization: the act of making a man into a woman: this can be "forced" feminization or voluntary
Furries:
Girl: A submissive or slave woman
Gurl: A submissive or slave femme or feminized male
Heterosexual: Person or relationship involving a person/people of the opposite gender
Homosexual: Person or relationship involving a person/people of the same gender
Inter-sexual: A person born with both either primary or secondary female & male sexual characteristics
Limit: Something that one will not do
Leather Daddy: a dominant gay man, specifically into the leather aspects of BDSM
Male: A person born with a penis
Man: A male person that identifies as a male (not necessarily born with a penis) and lives their life in that way
Masochist: A person that receives emotional or sexual satisfaction from receiving pain
Master: a dominant man
Mistress: a dominant woman
Mommy: a dominant woman that treat their submissive/slave in a motherly fashion; often involved with adult babies
Monogamous: Describes a person or relationship with just 2 people involved
Owner: dominant woman or man that actively has submissives/slaves
Painslut: a submissive or slave person that believes that pain should be a part of a BDSM relationship and craves it
Pansexual: Describes a person or relationship that is not limited to considering the other person's gender
Pet: A submissive where the emphasis is on being a submissive companion rather than focusing on service or sexual/pain play
Polyamorous: A person or relationship that is open to more than 2 people
Sadist: A person that receives sexual and/or emotional satisfaction from another’s pain
Scat: Feces (usually, human feces)
Sissy: A feminized submissive or slave male
Slave: Extremely submissive person; has few or no limits and is willing to be 'broken' by the Mistress/Master/Owner
Submissive: Describes either a submissive person or personality (sub, subbie)
Swinging: activity that describes couples/groups that engage in casual sexual activity with others - not to be confused with polyamory
Switch: A person that is both dominant & submissive depending on their mood and/or
partner(s)
Transgender:
Transsexual: a person that wishes to live life as the opposite gender and usually takes steps to do so
Transvestite: (also, male crossdresser) - a male that dresses in stereotypically female clothing, often for sexual satisfaction; is not necessarily gay
Vanilla: describes person or lifestyle that doesn't involve BDSM
Watersports: sexual play with urine (usually human)
Woman: a person that identifies as a female and chooses to live their life as a female (not necessarily born with a vulva)