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Gay sex slang
Roles, positions, practices and the words on the apps, explained without blushing.
Top
Gives, doesn't take. Allegedly in short supply.
Bottom
Receptive, not passive. Ask any power bottom.
Vers
Tops, bottoms, and keeps his options open.
Side
Not top, not bottom, still very much on the menu.
Power bottom
He's the one getting fucked, and the one in charge.
Bossy bottom
Faster. Slower. No, the other left.
Service top
He tops, you come first. Very much at your service.
Pillow princess
Lies back, enjoys the service, sends a thank-you note.
Flip-flop
First he tops, then you do. Fair's fair.
Rimming
Eating ass, the century-old gay way of saying it.
Felching
The cleanup crew of cum play. Not for the faint-hearted.
Fisting
The fine art of patience, lube and trust. Also known as FF.
Edging
Almost there, almost there... not yet.
Frot
Dick on dick, face to face, nobody has to bottom.
Docking
Two ships, one foreskin. Uncut required, for at least one.
Breeding
Bareback, with the load left inside. The farmyard is intentional.
Bareback
No saddle, no condom. Scandal in 1997, routine in the PrEP era.
Raw
Bareback, said shorter and with less drama.
Cum dump
All loads welcome, and he is keeping count.
Load
What he shoots, what you take, what everyone's counting.
Creampie
The load left inside, and the camera waiting for it.
Deepthroat
The black belt of the blowjob.
Facial
The spa treatment, minus the cucumber slices.
Snowballing
Don't swallow, share. The kiss is the point.
Circle jerk
Hands only, everyone watching. The most social way to come.
JO buddy
Porn, lube, a friendly hand, and everyone home by ten.
Mutual
Hands only. Simple, safe, and surprisingly popular.
Watersports
Not that kind of water, and definitely not that kind of sport.
Douching
The bathroom part of bottoming.
Prepping
The hour before the hookup that tops never see.
Poppers
A two-minute rush in a little brown bottle.
PnP
Party means drugs, play means sex.
Chemsex
Sex on meth, G and mephedrone, for hours or days.
Slamming
Chemsex with a needle, and twice the risk.
NSA
Sex, then goodbye. No texts required.
Hookup
Sex now, small talk optional, breakfast not included.
DL
Straight by day, and nobody needs to know about the night.
Discreet
No face, no names, no hello in public.
PrEP
The pill, or shot, that took the fear out of sex.
U=U
Undetectable means he can't pass it on. Science, not wishful thinking.