24/7
In the context of BDSM, refers to engaging in some form of BDSM (e.g., D/s) 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.
aftercare
Care or services provided to individuals after their release from a healthcare institution or following release from other types of service providers. Pertaining to child welfare, services designed to help youth re-enter the community after placement in out-of-home facilities. In the context of BDSM, refers to emotional and physical attention given to a partner at the end
switch
Within the BDSM community, a person who can play either a top or a bottom role during a scene.
Victorian Household
A D/s or M/s relationship style modeled after the social hierarchy, particularly the authority dynamics, found in Victorian England.
1950’s Household
A D/s relationship style modeled after the gender roles and authority of the United States family in the 1950's; where the male is head of the household and the female holds a submissive dutiful role.
D/s
Abbreviation indicating "Dominance and submission"; referencing behaviors associated with a relationship structure in the kink community involving the submission of one person to another.
M/s
Abbreviation indicating "Master and slaves"; a relationship structure in the kink community where the slave has transferred the authority to make various decisions to the master.
RACK
Acronym for "risk-aware consensual kink".
SSC
Acronym for "sane, safe, and consensual"; a phrase to describe ethical behavior within the kink community.
spotter
A person present to intervene, if needed, during high-risk sexual activities such as autoerotic asphyxiation or chemplay.
