breathplay
Appearance
See also: breath play
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]breathplay (uncountable)
- (BDSM) Erotic asphyxiation; a sexual practice involving the intentional deprivation of oxygen to the brain, often by means of choking.
- Synonym: breath control play
- 2006 December 14, Bob King, “Re: Now that you have shot the messenger; WAS: Defining Abuse in Absolute and Total Power Exchange”, in soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm[2] (Usenet):
- These are stated as absolutes, even though we know perfectly well that there IS a level of force that can be applied to the kidney area safely, that restricted ciruclation is perfectly safe for a short time and that breathplay is commenly[sic] engaged in with no problem at all.
- 2013, Lewis Call, BDSM in American Science Fiction and Fantasy, Palgrave, →ISBN, page 25:
- It even includes the consensual breathplay of faith (Juliette Lewis) and Max Peltier (Tom Sizemore) in Strange Days: Peltier's meta-sadistic crimes notwithstanding, he gave Faith only what she desired, and afterwards her eyes glittered "with sated lust" (Cameron and Cocks 1993).