safeword

== English == === Alternative forms === safe word === Etymology === From safe + word. === Pronunciation === === Noun === safeword (plural safewords) (chiefly BDSM) A word used in sexual practices (especially sadomasochistic ones) to unambiguously indicate that a participant actually desires the activity to cease and is not merely feigning a lack of consent. A word used to confirm one's identity; a password. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === safeword (third-person singular simple present safewords, present participle safewording, simple past and past participle safeworded) (chiefly BDSM, intransitive) To stop a sex act by using a safeword. ==== See also ====