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83 Sex-Related Terms You Should Know and Understand



  You may have grown up and learned that "eating out" entails more than just going to Burger King, but there's a high chance you're still unfamiliar with a few sex-related terminologies.


Even though it's been years since you had to rush home and look up what your pals were talking about in study hall on Urban Dictionary, language evolves. This implies you'll need to add new terminology, slang, and sexual orientations to your vocabulary in order to be relevant at best, and not offending at worst.


That's where our sex dictionary comes in. Some of these terms are slang, while others are sexualities, positions, or kinks, but they're all useful for exploration and representation.


Many of these are condensed definitions from their own Sexopedia entries to give you a sense of what they mean, but if you want to learn more, simply click on a term to read more.


Abrosexual: A sexual orientation that describes someone whose sexual preferences and/or attraction changes over time. This could look like someone who has once said they are bisexual later coming out as asexual.

Allosexual: A sexual orientation that describes someone who experiences any type of sexual attraction to someone or something.

Amazon (position): An advanced sex position that’s a combination between missionary and cowgirl. The bottom partner lies down on their back with their knees bent up in the air, and the top partner gets between their legs and slowly lowers down onto their partner. Both parties are intertwined, and the top partner uses their knees and hands for balance.

Anal Sex: Most commonly refers to anal penetration, typically with a penis but could also be with a strap-on.

Anorgasmia: The inability to have an orgasm.

Asexual: A person who doesn’t experience a lack of sexual desire. They can be attracted to someone but don’t feel the need to get physically intimate with them.

Autosexual: Someone who feels a sexual attraction toward themselves.

Bareback: Having sex without a condom. This is risky and kind of dangerous, as it increases your chances of STIs and/or pregnancy.

BDSM: An acronym that stands for any or all of the following: bondage and discipline; dominance and submission; sadism and masochism.

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