Sex Terms:

Abstinence

Not engaging in sexual activities. Which sexual activities this refers to are defined by each person.

Acquaintance Rape

When a person uses force or threat of force to have intercourse (vaginal, anal or oral) with someone he or she knows.  Also known as date rape.

Analingus

A sexual activity involving the mouth and/or tongue stimulating a partner’s anus. Also known as rimming.

Aphrodisiac

Named after the Greek goddess Aphrodite, it is something that is supposed to cause sexual arousal in a person.

Arousal

Sexual excitement or stimulation.

Artificial insemination

Artificial insemination is when sperm is placed into a female’s uterus or cervix using artificial means rather than by vaginal intercourse.

Balls

Slang term for a male’s testicles.

Banging

Having sexual intercourse or sex.  “Getting laid.”

Banging

Can mean the act of sex, but is often used to describe a measure of attractiveness. As in, “That girl is bangin’!”

Beat

Slang term for having sex.

Beating the bishop

Slang term for male masturbation.

Beaver

Slang term for a female’s vagina.

Blow Job

Oral sex on a male. Also called “giving head.”

Blue Balls

When a guy gets very sexually excited and doesn’t have an orgasm to release the sexual pressure, a full feeling or an uncomfortable ache occurs in his testicles (balls).  The guy may feel like his testicles will turn blue from the built up pressure; however, his testicles do not change color and there is no damage if the guy doesn’t ejaculate or cum

Body Image

How you see yourself, how you feel others perceive you, and what you believe about your physical appearance. Body Image is influenced more by self-esteem than by how physically attractive you are to others. It is how YOU feel about and in your body.

Boner

When the penis fills with blood in response to sexual excitement and becomes larger and stands away from the body.  Erection.

Boobs

Breasts. Also called “tits” or “titties”.

Box

Slang term for vagina.

Bust a Nut

When a man ejaculates or has an orgasm.

Butch

A gender role meaning mostly masculine and tough. Both guys and girls can be called “butch,” but generally it applies to women. Sometimes it is used to mean “lesbian” although not all lesbians are masculine.

Butt

The fleshy part of the body on which a person sits.  Buttocks.

Camel Toe

When a woman wears very tight clothing that reveals the indent between her labia.

Cherry

Another word for the hymen, which is a thin piece of tissue that partially covers the opening to the vagina in most women.

Chicken Head

A derogatory term for a girl that gives head (blow jobs) frequently.

Choad

A penis that is wider than it is long.

Choking the chicken

Slang term for male masturbation.

Cleaning the pipes

Slang term for male masturbation.

Clit

Slang for  clitoris.

Closeted

A term denoting an individual who is not open about his or her sexual orientation.  Also “in the closet.”

Come Out

The process in which a person acknowledges and shares with others that he or she is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.

Consensual

When each person agrees to engage in sexual behavior. In order for any sexual activity to be consensual, each person must fully understand the situation and the potential consequences. “Consensual sex” means that no one was forced or manipulated in any way to engage in a sexual behavior.

Cooch

Slang term for vagina.

Cootchie

Slang term for a female’s vagina.

Cooter

Slang term for a female’s vagina.

Cross dresser

A person who dresses in the clothing typically associated with a different gender.  Also known as transvestite.

Cum

Slang term for semen. Cum can also be a verb referring to having an orgasm or ejaculating. Both girls and guys use this term to refer to their orgasms and sexual fluids, although it is more common for referring to a guys’ orgasm, ejaculation or semen.

Cunnilingus

Licking or sucking a woman’s clitoris or vulva.

Cyberbully

A child, preteen or teen who willfully and repeatedly harasses, threatens torments or humiliates another child, preteen or teen using e-mail, instant messaging, the Internet, digital technology or a mobile phone. When an adult is involved in any of these activities it is known as cyberharassment or cyberstalking.

Date rape

“Date rape” is when you’re raped by a friend, someone you’re dating or a romantic partner. It’s also called “Aquaintance Rape.” So, if you tell your friend or apartner you don’t want to have sex and they force you, that’s date rape, even if you’ve had sex with that person before.

Date rape often happens at parties, raves, and other places where people are “partying.” Sometimes, rapists slip “date rate” drugs into people’s drinks. These drugs can knock you out or make you unable to move or resist, making it easier for someone to rape you. It’s illegal to give these drugs to someone.

Date with Rosie palm

Slang term for male masturbation.

Dental Dam

A thin square of latex material used during dental procedures. It can be used to cover a female’s genitals during oral sex to reduce the risk of spreading sexually transmitted infections. The Sheer Glyde Dam is approved by the FDA.

Dick

Slang term for a male’s penis.

Dildo

A penis-shaped sex toy often made of rubber or plastic that is used for sexual pleasure.

Donkey

Slang term for a female’s buttocks.

Double Bagging

Refers to using two condoms instead of one.  Using two condoms is not recommended because they can rub against each other and actually tear more easily.  It is best to use one latex condom, correctly and consistently.

Drag

Dressing up as someone of the other sex, or as the same sex in an exaggerated manner. A drag queen is a man who dresses as a woman, a drag king is a woman who dresses like a man.  Often people who do drag have a stage name and impersonate famous figures by singing and doing comedy for an audience.

Dry Sex

People often have different definitions of what dry sex means.  Generally, it means going through the motions of sex grinding) without inserting a penis into a vagina or into any other body part. (rubbing bodies, thrusting and without inserting a penis into a  vagina or into any other body part.

to be continued……