Sexual slang
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Sexual slang is a set of linguistic terms and phrases used to refer to sexual organs, processes, and activities;[1] they are generally considered colloquial rather than formal or medical, and some may be seen as impolite or improper.[2]
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While popular usage is extremely versatile in coining ever new short-lived synonyms, old terms with originally no pejorative colouring may come to be considered inappropriate over time. Thus, terms like arse/ass, cunt, cock and fuck should not be considered "slang," since they are the inherited common English terms for their referents, but they are often considered vulgarisms and are replaced by euphemisms or scientific terminology in "polite" language.
Pejorative usage
Sexual slang and humor
In the popular
Examples
- Bareback – sexual penetration without a condom.
- Bukkake – a group of men masturbating and ejaculating onto a single person.
- Circle jerk– when a group of males masturbate in a circle.
- Creampie – when someone ejaculates inside their partner's vagina or anus, resulting in semen dripping from there.
- Cum shot – depiction of a man ejaculating onto another person.
- Cybersex – sexual encounters through technology.
- Dry humping– frottage while clothed. This act is common, although not essential, in the dance style known as "grinding".
- Felching– involves sucking semen out of the anus of their partner.
- Gang bang – one person having sex with multiple people simultaneously.
- Pompoir – use of vaginal muscles to stimulate the penis.
- Quickie– a short sexual encounter.
- Snowballing– involves a person taking someone's semen into their mouth and passing it to another's mouth.
- Teabagging – involves someone placing their scrotum into another person's mouth.
Sexual slang and social media
With the advancement of the internet and social media, it has gotten increasingly easier to communicate and share information rapidly and to a wide audience. As the generations progress they will have their own slangs for certain things and sex is no exception. With Gen Z growing up and creating lots of content on social media such as TikTok, Instagram, or X, they have also brought changes to sexual slang terms.[4] Below are few mainstream sexual slang terms that are most commonly referenced.[5] Not all of them may have explicit sexual meaning but they are words under the sex umbrella.
- Baddy – A person (usually a female) who sleeps around
- Big Dick Energy– People who have strong and confident sexual auras
- Body count – The number of people someone has slept with
- Easy – Someone who hooks up a lot with many different people
- FWB – Friends with benefits
- Player – Someone who flirts with many people
- Sneaky link – Someone you meet up with on the sly
- Seggs – an alternate word for sex
Also to note that not all sexual slang words only mean one thing, in fact there can be multiple different meanings to the same word, it all depends on the context used.[6]
Social media has not only brought about new words but also the usage of emojis. With texting being so common, emojis are a common way to express feelings like using ":)" to express a smile and happiness. In the same sense an eggplant or a peach emoji can be used to say penis or ass respectively.[7]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-85728-811-7.
- ISBN 978-1-55619-758-1.
- ^ Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, Routledge, Nov 27, 2014
- ^ "A Comprehensive Guide To Understanding Sexual Slang | Allo Health". www.allohealth.care. 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ Orchard, Treena (September 2021). "Chill Broad, Bitch Boi; Twink: What Sexual Slang Reveals About Gen Z'ers". ResearchGate.
- ^ Dalzell, Tom; Victor, Terry (2008). "Sex Slang" (PDF).
- ^ Zapal, Haley (2022-05-05). "2023 Sexual Slang: Phrases and Emojis Parents Need to Know". Bark. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
Further reading
- ISBN 978-1572487116.
- Timothy Jay (2000). Why We Curse: A Neuro-Psycho-Social Theory of Speech. ISBN 978-1-55619-758-1.
- Richard Guy Parker; Peter Aggleton (1998). Culture, Society and Sexuality: A Reader. ISBN 978-1-85728-811-7.
- Eric Partridge; Tom Dalzell; Terry Victor (2008). The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. ISBN 978-0-415-21259-5.
- Heidepeter, Philipp; ISSN0929-0907.
External links
- The Online Slang Dictionary—thesaurus containing terms related to sexuality