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Ruinae8
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Username: Ruinae8

Post Number: 8
Registered: 03-2007
Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2007 - 07:37 pm:   Edit Post

Being fairly new on the scene and still finding my way around the various sites available on the 'net' I have often come across abbreviations that I just cannot fathom out - any chance of getting a "dictionary" of discipline terms going for the "newbies" - e.g. is top and bottom the same as dom and sub - if so why the different terms? Dont mean to sound dumb,(the above illustration may appear very simple) but believe me there are some abbreviations out there that are not that clear cut.
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Bethie
Moderator/Spanking Aficionado
Username: Bethie

Post Number: 1355
Registered: 04-2005


Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2007 - 08:58 pm:   Edit Post

Here's the simple breakdown.

Top is the spanker, bottom is the spankee.

That can be very different from dom/domme and sub. Dominance and submission (D/s) are the terms used for a relationship in which there is an exchange of power/control to one degree or another.

These terms may describe participants involved in a scene or for a long-term and more formal relationship. These terms are similar so it's easy to get them confused.

There's also brat and sam (smart aleck masochist) which are sort of self-explanatory. Then there are the Masters and slaves which are the people involved in serious power exchange.

Here are a few abbreviations:

DD - Domestic Discipline
HOH - Head of Household
SSC - Safe, Sane, and Consensual
OTK - over the knee
BDSM - Bondage & discipline, Dominance & submission (D/s), Sadism & Masochism (S&M)
TPE - total power exchange

There's lots more but for the most part, those are probably the ones you'll see here. I know I'm forgetting something but that's all I can think of right now. Since I hate chat speak I won't include those abbreviations.

If you see something you aren't sure about, just ask, we'll be happy to explain.
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Bethie
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Username: Bethie

Post Number: 1356
Registered: 04-2005


Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2007 - 12:58 am:   Edit Post

A friend just pointed this out to me; I gave the definition of top and bottom relating to spanking only. In a wider sense, a top is the giver whether it's a bondage scene, a spanking scene, or any other scene. The bottom is the receiver in those circumstances.

I just wanted to throw that in.
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Ruinae8
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Username: Ruinae8

Post Number: 10
Registered: 03-2007
Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2007 - 08:24 am:   Edit Post

Thanks Bethie, when I come across others I'll enquire

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