bloodplay
bloodplay noun: sexual activity in which a participant is deliberately cut so as to release blood.
Noun
bloodplay (uncountable)
- Sexual activity in which a participant is deliberately cut so as to release blood.
- No surprise, not all Goths are in it for the beliefs, the bloodplay, the S&M violence, mostly underage fashion victims who like the smell of leather...2005, Mike Philbin, The Life and Death of Hertzan Chimera
- ...the appeal of bloodplay, at least for some individuals, arises from the very risks that this practice poses.2007, Michelle Belanger, Vampires in Their Own Words: An Anthology of Vampire Voices
- Synonyms:
- blood sport
Synonyms of bloodplay
Origin of bloodplay
From blood + play.
Questions about bloodplay
- What does bloodplay mean?
- Bloodplay means sexual activity in which a participant is deliberately cut so as to release blood.
- What part of speech is bloodplay?
- Bloodplay is a noun.
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