Safeword
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A word used in (especially sadomasochistic) sexual practices to unambiguously indicate that a participant actually desires the activity to cease and is not merely feigning a lack of consent.
"Likewise, a top's ability to respond to your safeword is what makes her a safe partner."
Verb
- 1 To stop a sex act by using a safeword.
"Like it's kind of in my head that maybe I could surprise him, like Eddie said, you know, before I flip out and safeword."
Example
More examples"A safeword is a pre-agreed word to signal when a participant wants to stop or slow down. The words "Stop", "No", and "Red" are the popular ones."
Etymology
From safe + word.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.