Meaning of safeword | Babel Free
Definitions
A word used in (especially sadomasochistic) sexual practices to unambiguously indicate that a participant actually desires the activity to cease and is not merely feigning a lack of consent.
Equivalents
Deutsch
Safeword
Français
mot de sécurité
Italiano
parola di sicurezza
日本語
セーフワード
Nederlands
stopwoord
Português
palavra de segurança
Русский
стоп-сло́во
Examples
“Likewise, a top's ability to respond⟳ to your safeword is what makes her a safe partner.”
“If you don't like⟳ something that's happening or you want⟳ the scene to stop⟳ right away, simply say⟳ your safeword.”
“My guess⟳ is our victims probably used their safewords or protested at some point⟳, but our guy doesn't care about safewords or the BDSM creed...”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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