BDSM
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BDSM
(bē′dē′ĕs′ĕm′)n. A continuum of consensual sexual practices that includes bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism.
[Blend of
B & D,
(from bondage and discipline),
D & S,
(from dominance and submission), and
S & M.]
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