KinkFactor Dictionary
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B3 terms
- Ball Kicking / Ballbusting A form of CBT (Cock and Ball Torture) that involves consensual impact (kicking, slapping, punching) to the testicles. It is a high-pain, high-sensati… Extreme & Edge Play
- Bastinado Also known as "foot caning." A form of corporal punishment where the soles of the feet are struck, typically with a cane. The feet are extremely sens… Extreme & Edge Play
- Bullwhips A type of single-tail whip, typically heavy and long. While often just cracked for the sound and psychological effect, it is a difficult and high-ris… Gear & Wearables
C5 terms
- Caning Impact play using rigid rods. Often part of structured discipline or corporal punishment scenes. Impact
- CBT (Ballbusting) Cock and Ball Torture (CBT) is consensual play focused on the genitals. This can range from light slapping or squeezing ("ballbusting") to more advan… Extreme & Edge Play
- CBT (Cock & Ball Torture) Cock and Ball Torture. A broad category of play involving consensual pain or sensation on the penis and testicles. This can include squeezing, slappi… Practices & Activities
- Cock Slapping A form of light CBT or "genital torture." It involves repeatedly slapping the penis and/or testicles, either with a hand or a light impact toy, to cr… Practices & Activities
- Corporal Punishment A BDSM term for disciplinary impact play. It refers to any consensual act of "punishing" the body, such as spanking, caning, or paddling, usually for… Practices & Activities
F2 terms
H2 terms
- Hair pulling Grabbing and pulling hair to assert control or induce pain. Symbolic and often tied to dominance. Impact
- Hairbrush Spanking A common form of "domestic discipline" or impact play. The back of a wooden or plastic hairbrush is used as a paddle to spank a partner's buttocks. Practices & Activities
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P2 terms
- Paddling A form of impact play that involves spanking with a "paddle" (a flat, broad tool), as opposed to a hand, cane, or flogger. It typically creates a "th… Practices & Activities
- Punching Play An extreme form of impact play for advanced masochists, involving consensual, controlled punches to muscular areas (like the gut or pecs). This is *n… Extreme & Edge Play
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S3 terms
- Single Tail Whips A type of BDSM toy with a handle and one long, flexible lash (like an Indiana Jones whip). It's an *advanced* impact toy that is very fast and can ea… Gear & Wearables
- Slapping Open-hand strikes to face or body — combines sting and power assertion. Needs consent and body awareness. Impact
- Spanking Impact play using hands, paddles, or tools. Can be playful, disciplinary, or erotic. Impact