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bottom drop

bottom drop noun: a state of low spirits experienced by bottoms after BDSM play.

Noun

bottom drop (uncountable)

  1. A state of low spirits experienced by bottoms after BDSM play.
    • Bottom drop is a common experience where, after the high of a scene wears off (which can take hours or days), a bottom suddenly feels sad, depressed, anxious, lonely, or confused.2014, Tristan Taormino, chapter 2, in 50 shades of kink: An Introduction to BDSM, Cleis Press, page 47

Origin of bottom drop

Compound of bottom + drop.

Questions about bottom drop

What does bottom drop mean?
Bottom drop means a state of low spirits experienced by bottoms after BDSM play.
What part of speech is bottom drop?
Bottom drop is a noun.

Words near bottom drop in the dictionary

  1. bottom dollar
  2. bottom dollars
  3. bottom drawer
  4. bottom drawer syndrome
  5. bottom drawers
  6. bottom drop
  7. bottom drops out
  8. bottom dweller
  9. bottom dwellers
  10. bottom dwelling
  11. bottom edge

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