safe word
noun
a word previously agreed upon for use as a signal during sex, especially sex involving bondage, dominance, or sadism, to let one’s partner know that they should stop what they are doing.
safe words
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pluralof safe word.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Still, each of these seven exits from the last TV season left viewers — and the actors in the scenes — gasping with emotion, improvising and sometimes needing safe words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
"I have always tried to respect people's limits and safe words and operated within that space."
From US News ● Dec. 10, 2015
“If at any point I pushed boundaries past the point of comfort, I am sorry. I have always tried to respect peoples’ limits and safe words and operated within that space.
From MSNBC ● Dec. 8, 2015
I struggled to choose safe words in a linguistic minefield .
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2011
Lancelot could not think of the safe words, so the King mistook his silence for disappointment “Of course, you have a right to see your father and mother,” he said.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
