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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Sexual or non-sexual practices or activities involving bondage, discipline, sadism, masochism, or acts of domination and submission. uncountable

Synonyms

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b ds msadomasochism

Example

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"Layla practised the BDSM lifestyle."

Etymology

Contracted abbreviation of bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, sadism/masochism.

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