Glossary of terms used on this site
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Waist Cincher |
A type of corset that looks like a belt and is designed to narrow the waist with plastic stiffeners and elastic materials. |
| Wartenburg Pinwheel |
A neural response tester consisting of a metal handle with a free-spinning, metal pinwheel attached to one end. The "pins" are very sharp. Wartenburg Pinwheels are used to test neural responses of spinal chord injury patients. IN BDSM play they are used to run over many areas of the body to produce sensations similiar to tickling. |
| Wasp Waist |
Small waist created by tightlacing. Term used by Mrs. Delaney in 1775, reappearing in the late 1820s and the 1890s, as well as the 1950s. |
| Waspie |
Term applied to the belt-like corsets of the late 1940s and 1950s. |
| Watersports |
Sex acts involving urine or Enemas. See also golden shower. |
| Waxing |
removal of body hair by a sticky substance applied to a strip laid against hair and pulled off |
| WAY-OUTS/ WEIRDOS |
Those people interested in activities usually considered by the majority to be bizarre, kinky, unusual, or unconventional. |
| Weddings |
marriage ceremonies |
| Weight training |
the use of hanging weights on genitals or hooks for arousal |
| Whip |
Usually made of leather with a medium size handle and long braided leather strings. |
| Whipping |
striking or flagellating a partner for sensory enhancement |
| White canvas |
Used for theatrical corsets in order to give a strong character quality. |
| WHITE OAK BARK |
Strong astringent. One of the best herbs for piles and hemorrhoids. |
| White room |
Room where medical and clinical games are played. See also Dark Room. |
| White slavery |
the sale of one race to another for purposes of prostitution |
| Whore house |
bordello |
| Wife swapping |
exchanging spouses with another couple for sexual purposes |
| WILD YAM ROOT |
Very relaxing and soothing to the nerves. |
| Worship |
reverence of an object or person |
| Wrestling |
a physical struggle between two or more people, used as sexual arousal by some |