BDSM Lexicon · Community & scene

SM

SM is short for SadoMasochism: the voluntary play between a Dominant and a sub involving pain stimuli, power, surrender and tension. It encompasses both giving (sado) and receiving (maso) pain within a safe, consensual dynamic.

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Related terms

• Boundaries
• Power
• Discipline
• D/s
• Surrender

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