BDSM acronyms
BDSM acronyms have a long vast list, I am creating a list of all of them so that beginners will find it easier to navigate our sometimes-complicated kinks and mindsets.
In the beginning, it can be very confusing and frustrating trying to figure out what everything stands for. Especially if you are part of any online communities, below are some of the more popular acronyms and initialisms used on dating websites, profiles, and online communities.
Basics – BDSM has some word play behind it, if you break it down it falls into three categories. The most important BDSM acronyms are BDSM – Bondage and Discipline / Domination and Submission / Sadism and Masochism. Some might also add that S/M stands for a Master/Slave dynamic as well.
- AB – Adult baby
- ABDL – Adult baby/diaper lover
- ANR – Adult Nursing Relationship
- ATM – Ass to Mouth
- B&D – Bondage and discipline
- BDSM – Bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism, and masochism
- CBT – Cock and ball torture
- CD – Crossdresser
- CG/l – Caregiver/little
- CNC – Consensual non consensual
- D/s – Dominance and submission
- DD – Daddy dom; domestic discipline
- DD/lb – Daddy dom/little boy
- DD/lg – Daddy dom/little girl
- DL – Diaper lover
- DM – Dungeon monitor
- DTTAH – Don’t Try This at Home
- EMC – Erotic Mind Control
- FEM – Abbreviation for female like FEM DOM
- FFF, FMF, FMM, MMM, MMF – Refers to “threesomes”, F for female, M for male.
- FUBAR – Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition
- FUMTU – Fucked Up More Than Usual
- FWB – Friends with Benefits
- GF – Gender Fluid
- LB – Little boy
- LD, LDR – Long Distance Relationship
- LG – Little girl
- M/s – Master/slave
- MC – Mind Control
- MD/lb – Mommy dom(me)/little boy
- MD/lg – Mommy dom(me)/little girl
- NSA – No Strings Attached
- OL, O/L, OLR – On-line relationship
- OP – Original Post or Original Poster
- OTK – Over the knee
- PE – Power Exchange
- R & P – Restraint and Pleasure
- RACK – Risk aware consensual kink
- S&M – Sadism and masochism
- SAM – Smartass masochist
- SSC – Safe, sane, consensual
- T&D – Tease and denial
- TB – Teen Baby
- TIH – Taken in hand
- TNG – The next generation
- TPE – Total power exchange
- UDM – Ultimate Decision Maker
- YKINMK – Your Kink Is Not My Kink
I am sure there will be many more BDSM acronyms added in time. If there are any crucial BDSM acronyms or initialisms missing, please let me know and I will gladly add them.
The most important BDSM acronyms are BDSM – Bondage and Discipline / Domination and Submission / Sadism and Masochism. Some might also add that S/M stands for a Master/Slave dynamic as well.