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.
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Safeword
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13 translations across 13 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- paraula de seguretat noun (a word used to indicate that a participant wants to stop)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 安全詞 /安全词 noun (a word used to indicate that a participant wants to stop)
Dutch
1 entries- stopwoord noun (a word used to indicate that a participant wants to stop)
Finnish
1 entries- turvasana noun (a word used to indicate that a participant wants to stop)
French
1 entries- mot de sécurité noun (a word used to indicate that a participant wants to stop)
German
1 entries- Safeword noun (a word used to indicate that a participant wants to stop)
Italian
1 entries- parola di sicurezza noun (a word used to indicate that a participant wants to stop)
Japanese
1 entries- セーフワード noun (a word used to indicate that a participant wants to stop)
Polish
1 entries- hasło bezpieczeństwa noun (a word used to indicate that a participant wants to stop)
Portuguese
1 entries- palavra de segurança noun (a word used to indicate that a participant wants to stop)
Russian
1 entries- стоп-сло́во noun (a word used to indicate that a participant wants to stop)
Spanish
1 entries- palabra segura f palabra de seguridad noun (a word used to indicate that a participant wants to stop)
Swedish
1 entries- stoppord noun (a word used to indicate that a participant wants to stop)
Sample sentences
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I want you to feel comfortable using your safeword if you need to.
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Likewise, a top's ability to respond to your safeword is what makes her a safe partner.
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If you don't like something that's happening or you want the scene to stop right away, simply say your safeword.
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