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Glossary of Sex and Sexuality
Sex Toys, Sexual Health and Sexual Practices...

What follows is a rather comprehensive list of brief definitions for a wide range of normal and perhaps not so normal sexual practices, sex and sexuality, sexual health and yes, sex toy related terms.

The information contained within the Sex, Toys and Adult Entertainment Glossary of sex and sexuality, sex toys, sexual health and sexual practices, preferences and perversions is only as accurate as the sources relied upon, and as such is presented as much for its adult entertainment value as for any educational purpose it may hold.

A spot:
... an erogenous zone located in the anus near the prostate.
Abduction:
... to kidnap or carry a person away by force for sexual purposes.
Ablutophilia:
... fetish for baths or showers.
Ablutophobia:
... a morbid fear of bathing or showering.
Abrasions:
... scratching or rubbing off skin while engaged in sex.
Abstinence:
... celibacy or not engaging in sexual activity.
Abuck:
... anal intercourse position where the recipient lies on their back with their knees touching their shoulders.
AC/DC:
... slang for bisexual.
AC/DC dildo:
... a dildo with two sized heads -a large head on one side and a smaller head on the other.
Acmegenesis:
... induction of an orgasm (the climatic momemt in sexual excitement, the result of a spinal-reflex as well as a psychological event).
Acomoclitic:
... preference for hairless or clean shaven genitals.
Acousticophilia:
... sexual arousal from sounds such as screaming or moaning in sexual ecstasy.
Acquaintance rape:
... forced sexual intercourse by someone familiar to the victim.
Acrophilia:
... sexual arousal from heights or high altitudes, such having sex on an airplane or on the edge of a cliff.
Acrorthosis:
... a medical condition where a person has too many erections.
Acrotomophilia:
... sexual preference for amputees.
Acrylic sex toys:
... a type of faux glass that's hard, non-porous and very smooth. Acrylic sex toys resist chipping and cracking and can be easily cleaned with soap and water. However, do not boil acrylic sex toys.
Actirasty:
... sexual arousal from exposure to sun's rays.
Active-passive split:
... a mode of thought found in some cultures in which, in male-male sexual activity, the only one who is perverted is the bottom.

In this mode of thought, a man who would allow himself to get fucked is thought weak and womanish, whereas the top retains his manhood because he is doing the fucking.
Acucullophallia:
... sexual arousal by circumcision.
Acupressure:
... pressure points on body that induce certain responses, some times sexual responses.
Adelphogamy:
... a marriage in which brothers share their wives.
Adolescentilism:
... cross-dressing or playing the role of an adolescent.
Adult babies:
... may refer to those who gain fetishistic satisfaction from dressing up in infants' clothing and using associated objects like nappies and cribs; may also indicate those who enjoy elaborate role-playing scenes in which they act out the part of a baby as fully as possible.
Adult sex toys:
... sex tools that can help you learn more about your sexuality, improve your sexual technique, and can add a buzz to partner sex.

Whether you’re interested in a vibrator adult toy to help you learn how to orgasm, a penis sleeve that will liven up your masturbation routine, a clit vibe that will help you come during intercourse, or a playful game to help break the ice, we’ve got the adult sex toys and the sex toy information and instruction that will help get things going in your bedroom.
Adultery:
... having sex outside a marriage.
Adulterer:
... a person who commits adultery.
Afterglow:
... the feeling experienced after sex, especially the feeling of a woman after an orgasm. Also the feeling after play.
Aftershock:
... a form of shock caused by the application of pain to the body. Effects and symptons may include trembling, feeling of cold, exhaustion, and confusion.
Agalmatophilia:
... sexual arousal from statues or manikins; also called pygmalionism.
Agate:
... slang for a small penis.
Age play:
... play that involves taking on the role of someone of a different age. Most commonly, adults take on the role of children, perhaps in a submissive capacity.
Agenobiosis:
... married couple who consent to live together without sex.
Agonophilia:
... person who is sexually aroused by partner pretending to struggle.
Agoraphilia:
... sexual arousal from open spaces or having sex in public.
Agrexophilia:
... sexual arousal from others knowing you are having sex.
AIDS:
... acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. A set of conditions associated with advanced stages of HIV disease.
AIDS dementia:
... mental deterioration associated with advanced stages of HIV disease.
Albutophilia:
... sexual arousal from water.
Algophilia:
... sexual arousal from experiencing pain.
Algolagnia:
... love of pain, from the Greek. Psychological term to describe SM preferred by sexologist Havelock Ellis, who saw it as "pain given in love."

Perhaps useful to describe that element of SM that is about the enjoyment of pain itself rather than acting out domination and submission.
Aliphineur:
... person using lotion to sexually arouse partner.
Alloerasty:
... use of nudity of another person to sexually arouse partner.
Allopellia:
... having orgasm from watching others engaging in sex.
Allorgasmia:
... sexual arousal from fantasizing about someone other than one's partner.
Allotriorasty:
... sexual arousal from partners of other nations or races.
Alphamegamia:
... sexual arousal from partner of different age group.
Alternative sexuality:
... a sexual orientation with a few variations that differ from vaginal intercourse when a monogamous heterosexual relationship has been established.
Altocalciphilia:
... high heel fetish.
Alvinolagnia:
... stomach fetish.
Amatripsis:
... masturbation by rubbing labia together.
Amaurophilia:
... preference for a blind or blindfolded sex partner.
Amomaxia:
... sex in a parked car.
Ambisexual:
... bi-sexual.
Amelotasis:
... attraction to absence of limb.
Amelotation:
... loss of a limb.
Amokoscisia:
... sexual arousal or sexual frenzy with desire to slash or mutilate women.
Amphisexual:
... bi-sexual.
Amychesis:
... act of scratching partner during sexual passion.
Anaclitism:
... sexual enjoyment arising from activities, or being exposed to objects, normally associated with childhood (e.g. toilet training, breast sucking, playing with dolls).
Anal Balloon Pump:
... an inflatable sex toy that is designed to be inserted into the anus and inflated, giving the user control over the size of the toy.
Anal Balls:
... a set of balls, usually connected by a string, which create sexual pleasure when inserted into the anus and then removed.
Anal Beads:
... anal beads come in all sizes and materials, and are a series of beads, each knotted into place along a string with a ring on the end, or beads along a thin stem of plastic or silicone.

Anal beads come in all sizes and materials, and are inserted, one at a time, into the anus and then removed (singly or all at once) to heighten sexual pleasure.
Anal dildo:
... a dildo that is designed to be inserted anally. Most anal dildos are flared at the base for safety, unlike regular dildos.
Anal sex:
... all kinds of people enjoy anal sex, and for good reason. It feels good. The muscles and nerve endings around the anus are highly sensitive and can feel fantastic when touched. All men have prostate glands that can only be reached through the rectum and feel especially good when stimulated.

Women's G-spots are easily stimulated indirectly through anal play as well. Sex toys can be a great way to learn how to have anal sex, either through anal masturbation or anal intercourse with a partner.
Anal toys:
... a great way to learn how to have anal sex, either through anal masturbation or anal intercourse with a partner.
Analinctus:
... licking anus.
Analingus:
... rimming or penetration of anus with tongue.
Anal Lube:
... personal lubrication that is specifically designed for anal sex.
Anal Plug:
... Diamond-shaped anal sex toys designed to stay inside the rectum. Anal plugs have a flared base that prevents the toy from disappearing up the rectum. For an anal toy you can move in and out, use your fingers or choose a slim dildo with a flared base. See also Butt Plug, anal sex toys.
Anasteemaphilia:
... attraction to taller or shorter partners.
Androgens:
... hormones that stimulate male sexual development and secondary male sex characteristics.
Androgyny:
... having both male & female characteristics.
Androgynophilia:
... bi-sexual.
Androidism:
... sexual arousal from robots with human features
Andromania:
... nymphomania.
Androminetophilia:
... sexual arousal from female partner who dresses like male.
Androsodomy:
... anal sex with a male partner.
Androzoon:
... male animal that has been trained to have sex with a human.
Angry dragon:
... ejaculating in someone's mouth and then hitting them in the back of the head, forcing the semen out of their nose so that they look like an angry dragon breathing fire.
Anililagnia:
... sexual arousal from older female sex partner.
Animal play:
... play in which one or both partners pretend to be an animal.
Animal training:
... play in which one partner takes on the role of an animal, and the other partner is the trainer.
Anisonogamist:
... attraction to either older or younger partner.
Ankle Restraint:
... bondage device that restrains the ankles.
Anocratism:
... anal sex.
Amomaxia:
... sex in parked car.
Anomeatia:
... anal sex with a female partner
Anophelorastia:
... sexual arousal from defiling or ravaging a partner.
Anophilemia:
... kissing anus.
Anoraptus:
... rapist who only attacks elderly women.
Antholagnia:
... sexual arousal from smelling flowers.
Anthropomorphism:
... attributing human characteristics to half-human half-animal characters.
Anthropophagolagnia:
... rape with cannibalism.
Anthropophagy:
... cannibalism.
Anus:
... the opening to the rectum.
Apadrayva:
... vertical piercing through the glans penis.
Apellous:
... circumcision.
Aphallatia:
... celibacy
Aphephilia:
... deriving pleasure from being touched.
Aphrodisiacs:
... drugs stimulating a sexual response.
Apistia:
... adultery.
Apomorphine:
... a drug that acts to increase genital blood flow and smooth muscle relaxation that is currently being tested as a treatment for female sexual arousal disorder.
Apotemnophilia:
... person who has sexual fantasies about loosing a limb.
Arab strap:
... a strap that goes round the penis and testicles.
Arachnephilia:
... sexual arousal from playing with spiders.
Around the world:
... slang for kissing the entire body before sexual activity.
Arrhenothigmophilous:
... nymphomania.
Arsometry:
... anal sex.
Artificial insemination:
... deposit of sperm into the vagina by methods other than male penetration of the vagina.
Asceticism:
... religious self-denial often including celibacy.
Asexual:
... absence of physical attraction to the same or opposite sex.
Asphyxiaphilia:
... sexual arousal from lack of oxygen.
Asthenolagnia:
... sexual arousal from weakness or being humiliated.
Astyphia:
... impotence.
Asynodia:
... celibacy particularly due to impotence.
Atypical sexual behaviour:
... sexual behaviors that do not fall within the societal "norm".
Auctions:
... public sale with item or sex slave going to highest bidder.
Auntie:
... slang for an aging homsexual.
Autagonistophilia:
... exhibitionism, arousal from exposing naked body or genitals to strangers while on stage or while being photographed.
Autoassassinophilia:
... sexual arousal from orchestrating one's own death by the hands of another. A paraphilic condition in which sexuoerotic arousal is dependent on imagining or staging the possibility of one's-own masochistic death by murder. Autoassassinatophilia is a paraphilia of the sacrificial/expiatory type.

The reciprocal paraphilia is lust murder or erotophonophilia.
Autocunnilingus:
... performing oral sex on one's own vagina.
Autoerotic asphyxia:
... sexual arousal from oxygen deprivation and sometimes risk of dying. The practice of inducing cerebral anoxia, usually by means of self-applied ligatures or suffocating devices, while masturbating to orgasm.
Autoertotic asphyxiation:
... sexual hanging while masturbating to orgasm.
Autoertotic strangulation:
... suffocating oneself via strangulation for sexual stimulation, especially to increase the intensity of orgasm. A dangerous practice that sometimes results in death.
Autoerotica:
... self induced arousal (i.e. fantasies or other aids).
Autoertoticism:
... self-stimulation of the genitals or other areas of the body for the purpose of sexual gratification.
Autofellatio:
... aman performing oral sex on himself.
Autofisting:
... inserting one's fist in one's anus.
Autogynephilia:
... sexual arousal from crossdressing.
Automasochism:
... sexual arousal from inflicting intense sensations or pain on one's own body.
Automysophilia:
... sexual arousal from being dirty or defiled.
Autonepiophilia:
... infantilism; arousal from dressing or being treated like infant.
Autopederasty:
... person inserting their own penis into their anus.
Autophagy:
... self-cannibalism or eating own flesh. The ingesting of one's own flesh (usually for sexual reasons).
Autosadism:
... infliction of pain or injury on oneself.
Avisodomy:
... breaking neck of bird while penetrating it for sex.

Axillism:
... penis penetrating an arm pit.
Azoospermia:
... complete absence of sperm in the seminal ejaculate.

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