- AC/DC
- Person who enjoys both same sex and opposite sex
sexual activity; Bi; Bisexual.
- ADULT
- Euphemism for pornographic.
- ALL CULTURES
- Person or couple who enjoys all fetishes and
sexual activities (see CULTURE)
- AMERICAN CULTURE
- Man on top, the missionary position.
- ANAL SEX
- Anal intercourse; see Greek, Greek Culture.
- ANALINGUS
- Oral contact or stimulation of the anus of one
partner by kissing, licking, or sucking of the other.
- ANIMAL TRAINING
- Sexual activity with animals, usually dogs and
women; Bestiality
- ARTS
- Euphemism for fetishes; Cultures
- B&D or B/D
- Bondage and discipline; use of various methods to
restrain someone while administering discipline, usually done by a
"master" to his/her "slave". (see BONDAGE, DISCIPLINE)
- BBW
- Big Beautiful Woman; Referring to women that may
not be their "ideal" weight, but are comfortable with the size that they
are..
- BESTIALITY
- (see ANIMAL TRAINING)
- BI
- Bisexual: Versatile (see AC/DC)
- BI-CURIOUS
- A Male or Female who is interested in trying
same-sex activities.
- BIZARRE
- Unusual sexual desires
- BONDAGE
- A sexual fetish in which restraints such as
ropes, chains, cloth or leather straps are used to bind, tie or hold a
participating sexual partner. The person doing the binding is considered
"dominant" while the person being bound is considered "submissive."
- CAN ENTERTAIN
- Advertiser willing to invite others to their home
for swinging.
- CAN TRAVEL
- Advertiser willing to travel to your home to
swing.
- CANING
- A spanking fetish employing a light cane usually
bamboo or other light wood.
- CHEATING
- Sexual activity with others without spouse's
knowledge and/or consent.
- CLEAN
- Hygienic; Free of sexually transmitted diseases.
- CLOSED DOOR
- (see CLOSED SWINGING)
- CLOSED SWINGING
- Sexual interaction among couples using separate
rooms, usually in the same house. Provides a maximum of privacy.
- CLOSET SWINGER
- A person who hides the fact that he/she is a
swinger. (see DISCREET)
- COUPLE
- In swinging, a man and a woman. May be married,
living together (cohabitating), committed (on going relationship) or a
single couple dating for swinging purposes.
- CPL
- (see COUPLE)
- CUCKOLD
- While the originally meaning is the husband of a
wife who cheats, it has come to mean (more often than not) a husband who's
wife plays without him and comes home to tell him about it. It can also
mean a husband who watches his wife play with others, or is forced to
watch. This can also be reversed on the wife. Since different people use
the word to mean different things, it is best to ask the people using the
word in order to clarify the definition.
- CULTURE
- Euphemism for Fetish or Arts.
- CUNNILINGUS
- Stimulation of the vagina and clitoris by the
mouth especially the tongue and lips, and sometimes the teeth (see FRENCH
CULTURE)
- DILDO
- An artificial penis, usually made of rubber or
plastic, for sexual stimulation of the vagina and sometimes the anus.
- DIRECTOR
- The term used to describe the principal person
who runs or otherwise operates a swing club, generally the owner. A person
who works for the director and is responsible for party or club operation
whether or not for pay, is generally called a Manager.
- DISCIPLINE
- A sexual fetish in which one partner dominates
the other, a willing participant. Often includes physical punishment of
the submissive partner, ranges from physical restraint to mild spankings
to painful beatings.
- DISCREET OR DISCRETION
- Asking those who write or call to exercise
caution so that children or others who may open mail or answer phone will
not be offended and/or made aware of the swinging activity.
- DOCILE
- Willing to receive bondage and/or discipline (see
SUBMISSIVE).
- DOMESTIC TRAINING
- Submissive obedience to household chores of an
intimate and humiliating nature.
- DOMINANT
- A sexual partner in control of a willing
submissive partner.
- ENGLISH CULTURE:
- Sexual stimulation from spanking or caning
- ENTERTAIN
- (see CAN ENTERTAIN)
- EXHIBITIONIST
- Behavior in which an individual experiences
sexual arousal or pleasure from displaying his/her body. Enjoys being
watched.
- F
- Female
- FELLATIO
- Sexual stimulation of the penis by the mouth,
especially by the tongue and lips and sometimes teeth.
- FETISH
- Sexual arousal and pleasure through use of
non-sexual objects, actions or non-genital anatomy.
- FLAGELLATION
- Sexual stimulation derived from pain, usually
whipping or spanking.
- FRENCH CULTURE:
- Oral-genital sexual activity; see Fellatio,
Cuntilingus
- FUN AND GAMES
- Euphemism for sexual activity.
- GAY
- A homosexual person, male or female. A gay female
may also be called a Lesbian.
- GBM
- Gay Black Male
- GENEROUS
- Refers to money for sex.
- GREEK CULTURE:
- Anal-penile intercourse
- GROUP ROOM
- Room set aside for group sex, generally furnished
with wall-to-wall mattresses or pads. Term is prevalent in western US (see
MATROOM).
- GROUP SEX
- Swinging; Sexual activity between three or more
people.
- GWM
- Gay White Male
- HARD CORE
- A swing party or swing engagement where sexual
interaction is assumed and expected.
- HARD SWINGING
- (see HARD CORE)
- HEAD
- Oral-genital sexual activity; "Giving head" (see
French)
- HEDONIST
- Someone who lives for pleasure.
- HETEROSEXUAL
- Sexual attraction to members of the opposite sex.
- HOMOSEXUAL
- Sexual attraction to members of the same sex.
(See GAY)
- HORNY
- Sexually tense; In need of sexual pleasure.
- HUNG
- Refers to a man with a large penis.
- HWP
- Height-Weight Proportionate; Someone who is at
their ideal body weight.
- INDOOR
- Swinging activities in general
- INDOOR SPORTS
- (See INDOOR)
- INTERESTED IN FRIENDSHIP
- Seeks a swinging relationship that includes
emotional and recreational values.
- IRL
- In Real Life; Used in ads or online chat
- ISO
- In Search Of; Used in ads; MWC ISO Single Female
- LEATHER
- A fetish; Sexual stimulation through the wearing
or touching of leather or leather garments.
- LESBIAN
- A woman sexually and emotionally attracted to
other women. (see GAY)
- LTR
- Long Term Relationship
- MARITAL AIDS
- Dildos, vibrators, and other devices used for
sexual pleasure of self and others.
- MASOCHISM
- Sexual gratification through receiving pain and
humiliation from others.
- MASTER/SLAVE
- Participants in a bondage and discipline sexual
relationship. (see B&D, BONDAGE, DISCIPLINE)
- MATROOM
- Room set aside for group sex. Principally an
eastern US term (see GROUP ROOM).
- MEET FOR PLEASURE
- Will meet for swinging sex; no pretense for
social or emotional interaction not directly related to sexual activity.
- MENAGE A' TROIS
- Three people, two of one sex, one of the opposite
sex in a swinging interaction. (see THREESOME, TRIAD)
- MORESOMES
- More than three people in a swinging interaction.
(see GROUP SEX)
- MBC
- Married Black Couple
- MBiC
- Married Bisexual Couple
- MWC
- Married White Couple
- NASCA
- The North American Swing Club Association. An
association of swing clubs and magazines to promote swinging as the viable
and beneficial lifestyle it has become. Levels of members: Affiliate Club,
General, Associate and Institutional for swing clubs and magazines,
general swinging community, media and institutions of learning and
research.
- NEWCOMERS
- New people in swinging; First-timers.
- NONSMOKER
- Does not smoke. If used in personal ad means only
those who do not smoke are sought for swinging purposes.
- OFF-PREMISE
- No swinging takes place at the club or party; you
meet and make your own arrangements. Great for newcomers.
- OPEN DOOR
- (see OPEN SWINGING)
- OPEN SWINGING
- A couple swinging with another couple in the same
room; Several or all participating couples together in the same room. A
minimum of privacy.
- ORAL-GENITAL
- (see FRENCH, CUNNILINGUS, FELLATIO, HEAD)
- ORGY
- Sexual interaction among several men and women in
the same room; Complete absence of inhibition in everyone taking part;
group sex.
- PARTY
- Gathering of three or more people of both sexes
for swinging.
- PARTY CLOTHES
- Clothing particularly adapted for swing party
wear, Includes wear to the party and wear to change into during the party.
The latter includes robes, lingerie, terry cloth wrap-arounds and other
simple wear that is easily removed, shows the wearer to best advantage and
often makes selected parts of the body easily available for erotic
courting and play.
- PARTY HOUSE (Western US)
- A non-membership swing club offering a regular
schedule of on-premise swing parties.
- PASSIVE
- Quiet, submissive non-contributor, willing to
receive corrective training. Docile and submissive in swinging. (see
DISCIPLINE)
- PHOTO
- Interested in exchange of nude or sexually
explicit photos of self with similar photos of others.
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- Interested in exchange and/or making of nude or
sexually explicit photographs, color slides or movies with similar
photographs, slides or movies of others; interested in meeting with others
for the making of these photographs.
- P/P
- Photo and phone number (used in personal ads).
- PRO
- Professional; i.e. prostitutes or paid escorts.
- RECREATIONAL SWINGER
- A person who practices swinging primary as a
recreational diversion; not interested in forming any long term friendship
or emotional attachment.
- RESTRAINT
- Mild bondage used in sexual fantasy enactments.
- ROMAN
- Group sex, orgies, the party scene, etc (see
ROMAN CULTURE)
- ROMAN CULTURE:
- Sexual orgies
- RUBBER
- Condom means of contraception; sexual stimulation
through the look, feel and smell of rubber, usually associated with B&D.
- SAFE
- Used to describe a person who cannot conceive or
impregnate; a man who has had a vasectomy; Naturally or surgically
sterile.
- S.A.S.E.
- Self-addressed stamped envelope.
- SBF
- Single Black Female
- SBiF
- Single Bisexual Female
- SBM
- Single Black Male
- SGL
- (see SINGLE)
- S&M or S/M
- Sadism and Masochism (see SADISM, MASOCHISM).
- SINGLE
- A swinger without a partner, does not refer to
marital status.
- SOCIAL
- A party, dance or other gathering usually
sponsored by a swing club or magazine, for swingers to meet and socialize.
There is no swinging at a social, but privately arranged swinging may
follow a social.
- SOCIAL SWING CLUB
- A swing club, generally private membership that
offers social and swinging activities including a regular schedule of
on-premise swing parties. They may also offer educational and travel
activities. Usually there is a membership fee and either party fees, party
donations or a regular maintenance fee or dues. Party attendance may be
restricted to couples though the marital status of the couple is rarely
important.
- SODOMY
- Non-coital, especially anal or oral, copulation
with either an opposite sex or same sex partner.
- SOFT SWINGERS
- Couples who only have intercourse with their own
partner. No swapping for intercourse.
- SOFT SWINGING
- The term used to describe same-room sex,
watching/being watched, or any sexual encounter up to, but not including
intercourse, with someone other than your spouse. The first experience for
many couples some type of soft-swinging. (see HARD SWINGING, HARD CORE).
- SRS
- Same Room Sex (see SOFT SWINGING).
- STD
- Sexually Transmitted Disease. A term developed in
the late 1970's to replace VD as the latter carried social and moral
implications in the minds of many. These social and moral implications
interfered with the legitimate treatment of sexually transmitted diseases
as a medical problem.
- STR or STR8
- (see STRAIGHT)
- STRAIGHT
- Any person who is not interested in engaging in
homosexual activity or A person who does not use drugs; also used by
swingers to denote non-swinging people.
- SUBMISSIVE
- Passive, wishes to be dominated (see Passive)
- SWAPPING
- Two couples exchanging partners for sexual
activity.
- SWEDISH CULTURE:
- Use of the hands especially in massage to
sexually stimulate another
- SWF
- Single White Female
- SWING MAGAZINE
- A periodical catering to the swinging community.
Usually carries personal ads of people wishing to meet others for swinging
purposes. May also publish articles of general interest to the swinging
community.
- SWINGING
- An alternative lifestyle for consenting adults
who enjoy social, recreational sexual activities with others, most often
on a couple-to-couple basis, with full knowledge and mutual consent of
both partners; single men and women are sometimes involved.
- SWINGING LIFESTYLE
- Style of living with swinging a major component
in recreation, choice of friends, business and social life, and intimate
relationships.
- SWINGING MARRIAGE
- Marriage incorporating swinging and often,
humanistic ideals.
- SWM
- Single White Male
- TAN
- Tested Antibody Negative for HIV virus(AIDS)
- THREESOME
- Three people, two of one sex and one of the other
in a swinging encounter. (see Menage a Trois)
- TICKET
- A person, usually a woman, brought to a swing
party solely to enable the male to gain entrance. The ticket generally has
no intention to swing or is not free to swing.
- TOYS
- Sexual aids (see MARITAL AIDS)
- TRANSSEXUAL
- Individual who has undergone conversion from one
gender to another through surgery and hormone treatments; or one who is in
the process of gender conversion
- TRANSVESTITE
- A person who receives sexual gratification by
wearing clothes identified with the opposite sex; not necessarily
homosexual.
- TRAVEL
- (see CAN TRAVEL)
- TRIAD
- Three people, two of one sex and one of the other
in a continuing relationship of emotional and sexual involvement. Not the
same as a threesome.
- TRIOLISM
- Used in personal ads to indicate desire for
"threesomes". This is a common but confusing usage (see TRIAD)
- TUBAL LIGATION
- Surgical procedure of cutting and tying the
fallopian tubes to make a woman infertile. Also called a Band Aid
Operation in reference to the small incision made just below the navel to
enable the cutting and ligation.
- UTOPIAN SWINGER
- A person who practices swinging as a total
lifestyle with humanistic ideals.
- VASECTOMY
- Surgical procedure of cutting and tying the vas
deferens to artificially sterilize a male.
- VERSATILE
- Bisexual. (see AC/DC)
- VIBRATOR
- Electrically run vibrating device for stimulation
of the vagina by insertion or holding to outer lips, clitoris, breasts and
the male penis. Some vibrators are penile shaped and are run by batteries
while more expensive ones are for surface use and are run by an AC motor
from a typical wall outlet. Vibrators are used by both men and women for
self-stimulation and to sexually please another.
- VOLUPTUOUS
- Fullness of beauty and form; usually used to
refer to a woman with large well-formed breasts; may also refer to full
but well formed hips.
- VOYEUR
- A person who enjoys watching others in sexual
acts.
- VOYEURISM
- Sexual gratification by watching or peeping at
others engaged in sexual activity.
- WAY-OUTS/ WEIRDOS
- Those people interested in activities usually
considered by the majority to be bizarre, kinky, unusual, or
unconventional.
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