KINK

Kink

In human sexuality, kinkiness or kinky, is a term used to refer to an intelligent and playful usage of sexual concepts which are overt, accentuated, unambiguously expressive of sexuality. The term derives from the idea of a "bend" in one's sexual behaviour, to contrast such behaviour with "straight" or "narrow" sexual mores and proclivities. The term "kink" has been claimed by some who practice sexual fetishism as a term or synonym for their practices, indicating a range of objective and objectifying sexualistic practices, which in addition to the playful can range into to the paraphilic.

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kink

Noun

  1. A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.
    We couldn't get enough water to put out the fire because of a kink in the hose.
  2. A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system.
    They had planned to open another shop downtown, but their plan had a few kinks.
  3. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.
  4. Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
  5. A fit of coughing or laughter.
  6. A positive 1-soliton solution to the Sine–Gordon equation

Verb

  1. To laugh loudly.
  2. To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To form a kink or twist.
  2. To be formed into a kink or twist.


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