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top drop

top drop noun: a state of low spirits experienced by tops after BDSM play.

Noun

top drop (uncountable)

  1. A state of low spirits experienced by tops after BDSM play.
    • Some of the things that I have noticed within myself that relate to top drop are usually after very intense scenes or after multiple scenes in one night.2007, Bill Reed, A to Z of BDSM, page 14
    • What isn’t discussed much is the subject of top drop, which doesn't usually manifest itself as visually as crying, but commonly involves feelings of emptiness and being alone. Tops and Dominants don’t usually discuss it because, hey, we're always in control—right?—but just as submissives need us...2013, Morpheous, chapter 6, in How to Be Kinky: A Beginner's Guide to BDSM, Green Candy Press, page 159

Examples of top drop in a sentence

  • What isn’t discussed much is the subject of top drop, which doesn't usually manifest itself as visually as crying, but commonly involves feelings of emptiness and being alone.2013, Morpheous, chapter 6, in How to Be Kinky: A Beginner's Guide to BDSM, Green Candy Press, page 159:
  • People experience sub and top drop differently, and some don't experience it at all.2019, Natasha Strange, chapter 4, in Kinky Sex Tips For Curious Girls: A BDSM Activity Book For Beginners, page 93:

Origin of top drop

Compound of top + drop.

Questions about top drop

What does top drop mean?
Top drop means a state of low spirits experienced by tops after BDSM play.
How do you use top drop in a sentence?
What isn’t discussed much is the subject of top drop, which doesn't usually manifest itself as visually as crying, but commonly involves feelings of emptiness and being alone.
What part of speech is top drop?
Top drop is a noun.

Words near top drop in the dictionary

  1. top dollar
  2. top dollars
  3. top drawer
  4. top drive
  5. top drives
  6. top drop
  7. top edge
  8. top edged
  9. top edges
  10. top edging
  11. Top End

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