Safeword
"Safeword" in a Sentence (8 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.
I want you to feel comfortable using your safeword if you need to.
Likewise, a top's ability to respond to your safeword is what makes her a safe partner.
If you don't like something that's happening or you want the scene to stop right away, simply say your safeword.
My guess is our victims probably used their safewords or protested at some point, but our guy doesn't care about safewords or the BDSM creed...
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.
I am going to trust you to safeword though. Say red if you need to. Okay?
This can be difficult if your partner is trying to safeword but all that is coming out is a mew or growl.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.