bondage
- noun
- /ˈbɒndɪdʒ/
- Offensive
- She proudly displayed her collection of bondage gear, which included cuffs, ropes, and various accessories.
- bondage and discipline
Like on Only Fans, you can't do bondage material you used to be able to.
- Like on Only Fans, you can't do bondage material you used to be able to.
- I mean, since when did women exchanging bodily fluids and a little like bondage become the most obscene thing in the land?
- But even the thing with Balenciaga is they know on the news that promoting paedophilia, promoting bondage and kids that.
Examples
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I've tried it too, but he only wanted bondage sex.
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I enjoy light bondage and an occasional spanking.
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I thought bondage went out of fashion, but I guess not in Asia.
Fiction book (1992) -
You think the girls will agree to do that bondage scene in the basement?
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"What did she say to you about the bondage and discipline?" Josie asked him immediately.
Fiction book (1990) -
See, I got kind of into bondage and it turns out I am pretty good at tying knots.
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BDSM stands for bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadomasochism.
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However, this is not the same thing as consensual sadomasochist or bondage and domination/discipline acts, and must not be confused with them.
Academic text (2005) -
Their relationship explored the thrill of bondage, incorporating restraints and trust between partners.
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The couple attended a workshop on safe practices for bondage, learning about consent and communication.
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Etymology
Bondage comes from the old word bond meaning 'to bind' or 'to tie', plus the ending -age meaning 'a state'. A helpful way to remember the sexual sense is to see it as the practice of tying or restraining a partner, because the root idea is being physically tied.