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Glossary of Sex and Sexuality
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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.

Haemophilus Vaginalis:
... a bacteria that is one of the main causes of bacterial vaginosis.
Half and Half:
... performing or receiving a blow job as well as a rim job.
Halophilia:
... love of salt or salt-water.
Hamartophilia:
... a paraphilia where a person is extremely aroused by committing acts they consider to be sinful.
Hand Job:
... slang term for manual stimulation of the genitals by a partner.
Handcuffs:
... these metal bondage items, familiar from police use, are another one of those well-known SM icons that have real practical drawbacks. They can be painful and damaging to nerves and bones, and like all metal bondage items should be used with great care.

Two popular types are the U-shapes with a cross-piece and the ratchet type. Straight 8's have both cuffs as one solid piece rather than joined with a chain, thumb cuffs are usually mini straight 8s and ankle cuffs are larger and with a longer chain.
Handkerchief Codes:
... color codes to identify sexual preferences.
Haptephilia:
... a paraphilia where a person is extremely aroused by being touched.
Haptosis:
... non-consensual sexual touching.
Hard swap:
... allowing your partner to have sex with someone else while not in your presence.
Harem:
... area where Arabs kept wives at home and separated from others.
Harem effect:
... lesbianism
Harlotry:
... prostitution.
Harmatophobia:
... fear of sexual incompetence or making a mistake.
Harmatophilia:
... sexual arousal from sexual incompetence or mistakes, usually in female partner.
Harness:
... a dildo harness fits around your hips and holds a dildo in place against your pubic bone so you can penetrate a partner vaginally or anally. Also known as a strap-on.
Harnesses:
... body harnesses used in suspension or penis restriction.
Harpaxophilia:
... sexual arousal from being robbed or burglarized.
HD:
... a BDSM abbreviation for humiliation and discipline.
Head:
... oral sex, usually refers to fellatio.
Head harness:
... a harness worn on the head; may restrict motion, vision, or both.
Heavy play:
... a subjective term for intense play. What is heavy play for one is a light warm-up for another.
Hebephilia:
... men sexually aroused by teenage boys
Hedonism:
... act of indulging in pleasure.
Hedonist:
... a person who dedicates a significant amount of time to the pursuit of physical pleasure.
Hedonophilia:
... sexual arousal from engaging in pleasurable activity.
Hedonophobia:
... fear of pleasure.
Hedgehog:
... a spiked wheel sometimes used in abrasion scenes, similar to a Wurtenburg wheel.
Heliophilia:
... love of sunlight.
Hedralingus:
... licking anus.
Hemerotism:
... daydreaming or fantasizing about sex or nudity.
Hemophilia:
... hemophilia , or haemophilia is a name for hereditary sex-linked genetic illnesses which cause lowered plasma clotting factor activity that results in compromised blood-clotting.

When a blood vessel is injured, the blood will not clot to plug the injury, and the vessel will continue to bleed excessively for a very long period of time. The bleeding can be external, if the skin is broken by a scrape, cut or abrasion, or it can be internal.
Hemotigolagnia:
... sexual arousal from bloody sanitary pads.
Hentai:
... Japanese animation depicting graphic sexual scenes.
Hepatitis:
... an inflammation of the liver caused by one of several hepatitis viruses. Common types are hepatitis A and B.
Hermaphrodite:
... person who has both part female and male genitalia.
Herpes:
... sexually transmitted disease whose symptoms include a rash or blisters commonly occurring on the cervix, vagina, mouth, penis and anus.
Herpes Encephalitis:
... severe but rare illness that occurs when the brain becomes infected with Herpes Simplex Virus.
Herpes Simplex Virus:
... sexually transmitted disease that can cause a rash or blisters on the cervix, vagina, mouth, penis and anus.
Hershey Highway:
... slang for anus.
Hetaerism:
... extramarital sex.
Hetaerae:
... the highest class Greek prostitute or female companion.
Heterophilia:
... sexual arousal from members of the opposite sex.
Hetrosexual:
... someone with sexual interest only towards the opposite sex. Homosexual - someone who has sexual interest only towards the same sex. Bixsexual - someone interested in sex with both men and women.
Heterosexualism:
... sexual arousal from members of the opposite sex.
Hierophilia:
... sexual arousal from sacred objects
Hippophilia:
... love of horses.
Hirsutophilia:
... sexual arousal from armpit hair.
Hitachi Magic Wand:
... hail the Hitachi Magic Wand, the supreme vibrator among women! Perhaps the world’s most popular vibrating toy, the Hitachi Magic Wand has a phenomenal word-of-mouth reputation as a great clit vibe.

An electric vibrator typically marketed as a “massager,” the Hitachi is about a foot long and sports a tennis-ball-sized head that feels great when used against the clitoris (it is not meant for insertion). The long handle makes the Hitachi Magic Wand ideal for slipping between couples who want a clit buzz during face-to-face intercourse, or for folks who have more limited mobility. Several attachments have been designed to adapt this toy for other uses, including G-spot and anal play.
Hobble skirt:
... very narrow skirt with hem below the knee, or longer, that restricts the wearer's ability to take anything other than very short steps, sometimes used as a bondage item.
Hodophilia:
... sexual arousal from travelling to new or strange places.
Hodophilia:
... sexual arousal from traveling.
Homilophilia:
... sexual arousal from hearing or giving sermons.
Homoeroticism:
... sexual arousal from person of same sex.
Homophilia:
... sexual arousal from person of same sex.
Homophobia:
... fear of same gender sex partner.
Homosexual:
... sexual interest only towards the same sex. (Hetrosexual - someone with sexual interest only towards the opposite sex. Bixsexual - someone interested in sex with both men and women).
Homosexuality:
... sexual arousal by partners of the same sex.
Hood:
... Hoods are usually rubber, leather, latex or PVC and totally enclose the head. There are many different types of hoods, but some have gags or zips fitted to restrict vision and breathing. Very efficient when used as part of sensory deprivation games.
Horse:
... in bondage, a horse is any item of furniture that a bottom can be tied down over, usually to expose the buttocks for some form of flagellation. They can be improvised from chairs, gym horses can be used, or purpose-built items acquired.
Hot Karl:
... slang for defecating into a person's mouth.
Hot Wax:
... sex game where hot wax is melted onto partner.
HPV (Human Papilloma Virus):
... abbreviation for Human Papilloma Virus, which is a group of infections that may cause genital warts and may be linked to certain cancers.
HSV:
... abbreviation for Herpes Simplex Virus, which is sexually transmitted and can cause a rash or blisters most commonly found on the cervix, vagina, mouth, penis and anus.
Human Papilloma Virus:
... group of infections that may cause genital warts and may be linked to certain cancers.
Human toilet training:
... you're the toilet, and often restrained in a toilet box, while the dominant urinates or defecates on you.
Hummer:
... a blow job.
Humiliation:
... takes many forms, but is exactly what it says. To be humiliated forms a part of many scenes, but what one person finds humiliating is not necessarily the same thing for the next person.
Hybristophilia:
... sexual arousal from someone who has committed an outrage or crime.
Hygrophilia:
... sexual arousal from body fluids or moisture.
Hymen:
... mucous membrane that partially blocks the entrance to the uterus in a young female.
Hymenoclasis:
... surgical defloration of virgin.
Hymenorrhaphy:
... suturing of the hymen; infibulation.
Hymenorrhexis:
... defloration of hymen.
Hymenotomy:
... small incision of the hymen to facilitate sexual intercourse.
Hypermastia:
... condition where a person develops unusually large breasts.
Hypersexual:
... having an insatiable need for sexual activity.
Hyperphilia:
... compulsive desire for sex.
Hyphephilia:
... sexual arousal from touching skin, hair, leather, fur or fabric.
Hypnosis:
... act that induces a level of sleep.
Hypnotism:
... some engage in play using hypnotism. You have to make your own mind up about getting into this.
Hypnomastia:
... a condition where a person develops unusually small breasts.
Hyposexuality:
... little or no sexual desire.
Hypoxyphilia:
... sexual arousal from the limiting or withholding of oxygen.
Hysteromania:
... an unusually large sexual appetite in women.

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