breathplay
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breathplay (uncountable)
- (BDSM) Erotic asphyxiation; a sexual practice involving the intentional deprivation of oxygen to the brain by choking, hanging, or other means.
- 1998 September 10, M. Shirley Chong, “Re: Bill Majors: my experience--Part Three”, in soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm (Usenet):
- I think it's safe to say that no matter which position one takes on it, breathplay is considered edgeplay.
- 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 (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 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).