A GLOSSARY OF SEXUAL TERMS

A

Aid, sex aid or gadget: general term for any object used to stimulate the sex organs, eg. dildo, vibrator, inflatable doll.

Ampallang: penis ring made of fur, feathers or plant matter that some tribal peoples fit around the base of the glans for enhanced stimulation of the vagina.

Andropause: the male menopause.

Anilictus: stimulation of the anus with the tongue.

Anal intercourse: the sex act carried out with the penis in the anus.

Areola: the circular, pigmented area around the nipple.

B

Balls: testicles.

Bestiality: copulation with an animal.

Bisexual: person attracted to both sexes.

Blow job: fellatio.

Bondage: sado-masochistic games in which a partner is tied up, tied to a bed or chair, etc.

Buttocks: one of the most attractive parts of the body owing to their form, their consistency and the way they move. There is a form of fetishism focused on the buttocks.

Button: affectionate term for the tip of the clitoris.

C

Cannibalism: in some animal species such as the praying mantis the female eats the male as they copulate.

Cantharis: a beetle known for its aphrodisiac properties since the highest antiquity.

Castration: removal of the testicles.

Cervix: the neck of the womb or uterus.

Circumcision: removal of the foreskin. A ritual practice for Jews and some Moslems.

Climax: orgasm.

Clitoral hood: fold of skin covering the clitoris the same way the foreskin covers the penis head.

Clitoris: small erectile organ above the vulva slit of a woman. Prolonged stimulation produces an orgasm; stimulation of the clitoris may be a necessary preliminary to a vaginal orgasm.

Come: (1) verb: to have an orgasm

(2) noun: semen.

Coition: copulation

Conception: fertilization of the egg (ovum) by the sperm, within the woman’s body.

Contraception: method enabling vaginal intercourse to take place without risk of conception.

Coprophilia: a perversion involving a liking for faeces and urine.

Cunnilingus: stimulation of a woman’s genital organs with the lips and tongue.

Copulation: vaginal intercourse.

D

Detumescence: return of the penis to its normal stale after ejaculation.

Dildo: an artificial phallus

Droop: inability to get an erection. Brewer’s droop: droop caused by excessive intake of alcohol.

E

Ejaculation: emission of semen at the moment of male orgasm.

Endometrium: mucus membrane lining the womb.

Eonism: transvestism.

Erection: the action of standing upright, the state of standing upright. The penis is the only erectile organ in the body, though the clitoris is sometimes mistakenly said to be erectile; in fact it increases in volume but does not stand up.

Erogenous: applies to parts of the body which give sexual pleasure when stimulated.

Eroticism: everything the intelligence can suggest to augment and diversify sexual desire and pleasure. Eunuch: castrated man.

Excision of the clitoris: ritual surgical operation still in use in some African countries.

Exhibitionism: typically male sexual deviation. The exhibitionist enjoys showing his sex organs. Practised within the couple, this is a perfectly natural erotic fantasy.

Fantasy: a more or less obsessional mental picture

focused on a specific sexual act or scenario.

Fellate (verb): give a man fellatio.

Fellatio: stimulation of the penis with the lips and

tongue.

Fetishism: A commonplace type of sexual deviation in which only one specific part of the body or item of clothing awakens sexual desire. Flag (short for flagellation): sado-masochism. Foreplay: manual or oral caressing of the erogenous zones and/or genital area in preparation for sexual intercourse proper.

Foreskin: the skin covering the head or glans of the penis.

Frenum: the skin just under the glans, which limits the

retraction of the foreskin.

Fuck:    (1) noun: sexual intercourse

(2) verb: to have sexual intercourse.

G

G-spot: erogenous zone on the front inside wall of the vagina. Stimulation produces an orgasm accompanied by a discharge of liquid similar to semen.

Gadget: see aid.

Gamete: reproductive cell. Sperm in the man, ovum in the female.

Gay: a non-pejorative term meaning homosexual.

Genitals, genitalia: sex organs.

Glans: the enlarged head of the penis.

Groin: the fold between the genital area and the upper thigh.

H

Heterosexual: person attracted to the opposite sex.

Homosexual: person attracted to others of their own sex.

Hymen: membrane partly closing the entrance to the vagina in girls. The hymen is torn at first intercourse, causing slight bleeding.

Hypermastia: hypertrophy or over-development of the breasts. Has a fetishistic attraction for some men.

I

Incest: sexual relations between parent and child or brother and sister.

Infibulation: closing of the vagina after removal of the inner labia and clitoris. This ritual mutilation is still in use among some African tribal peoples.

L

Labia: the sex lips: small flaps of skin on either side of the vaginal entrance (inner labia) and the larger flaps (outer labia) on either side of these.

Lesbian: homosexual woman.

M

Masochism: Sexual perversion named after Austrian writer Sacher Masoch. The masochist needs to suffer to feel pleasure from a sex act. Often accompanied by a need to show submission.

Masturbation: manual stimulation of the genital organs. Used to be called “self-abuse”!

Mate-swapping: exchange of partners between two couples. In the bad old days it used to be called wife-swapping.

Menopause: the period during which a woman’s ovaries gradually cease their activity. Often brings sexual and psychological problems.

N

Narcissism: love of self. This is a typically female feature, which sometimes develops into exhibitionism.

Nymphomania: a state of permanently unsatisfied sexual desire in a woman.

O

Onanism: This term has lost its original meaning and has come to mean masturbation.

Oral sex: term embracing fellatio and cunnilingus. Stimulation of the genital organs with the lips and tongue. Other common expressions: blow job, to go down on someone, to give head, to suck.

Orgasm: violent, intense, uncontrollable sexual pleasure occurring after stimulation of the genital organs.

Orgy: a gathering of men and women practising a variety of sexual acts together or in pairs or groups.

Ovum: the human egg.

P

-    Paedophile: person sexually attracted to young children.

Pederasty: sexual intercourse between a man and a juvenile boy.

Penis: erectile sexual organ of the male.

Perineum: the area between anus and scrotum in men or anus and vulva in women.

Petting: manual or oral caressing of the erogenous zones.

Phallus: penis. Male sexual organ.

Plateau: the phase of excitement that precedes orgasm.

Prepuce: foreskin.

Priapism: painful spontaneous erection dues to a cause other than sexual excitement.

Pubis: the bone of the groin, underlying the front genital area.

-    Pussy: affectionate name for the vulva. Also slit, crack. S

Sadism: perversion in which the suffering of the object of desire is a necessary precondition for orgasm.

Scatology: fetishistic liking for or fascination with excrement.

Scrotum: skin around testicles.

Semen: fluid, containing sperm cells, which is expelled from the penis on ejaculation.

Shaft: the main body of the penis, as opposed to the glans or head.

Simultaneous orgasm: orgasm attained by both partners in the same instant.

Sixty-nine: simultaneous cunnilingus and fellatio, the partners head to tail with their heads between each other’s legs.

Sodomy: anal intercourse.

Sperm, spermatozoa: reproductive cells produced in the body of the male.

T

-    Testicles: male sex glands. Also called balls.

Transsexual: man or woman who feels they are in the wrong sex. By extension, a person who has undergone a “sex change” operation to give them a substitute for the sexual organs of the opposite sex.

Transvestite: a man with a sexual taste for dressing up as a woman.

Threesome: see “Troilism”.

Troilism: sex between two men and a woman or two women and a man.

V

Vagina: part of a woman’s sexual apparatus; the duct leading from the vulva to the neck of the womb.

Vulva: the external parts of a woman’s sexual apparatus; the opening to the vagina.

W

-    Wife-swapping: outdated term for the exchange of partners between two couples. Mate-swapping.

Z

-    Zoorasty, zoophilia: a taste for sexual intercourse with an animal.

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