BDSM

English

Etymology

Contracted initialism of B&D + D/s + S&M, meaning respectively bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌbiːˌdiːˌɛsˈɛm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbiˌdiˌɛsˈɛm/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛm

Noun

BDSM (uncountable)

1. A variety of often erotic practices involving bondage, discipline, sadomasochism, dominance and submission, and other related interpersonal dynamics.

   Hyponym: sadomasochism

Derived terms

• BDSMer

Translations

erotic practice

• Armenian: ԲԴՍՄ (BDSM)
• Bengali: বিডিএসএম (biḍiesem)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: BDSM (zh)

• Danish: BDSM
• Finnish: BDSM (fi)
• French: BDSM (fr) m
• Georgian: ბდსმ (bdsm)
• German: BDSM (de)
• Italian: BDSM (it) m
• Japanese: BDSM (bīdīesuemu)
• Polish: BDSM (pl) n or m
• Portuguese: BDSM (pt) m
• Russian: БДСМ (ru) (BDSM)
• Spanish: BDSM m
• Swedish: BDSM (sv) n
• Turkish: BDSM

Anagrams

• DBMS

Japanese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English BDSM.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲiːdʲiːe̞sɨe̞mɯ̟]

Noun

B(ビー)D(ディー)S(エス)M(エム) • (bīdīesuemu) 

1. BDSM (erotic practice)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English BDSM.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbeˌdeˌɛ.siˈẽ.mi/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbeˌdeˌɛˈs‿ɛ.mɨ/ [ˌbeˌðeˌɛˈs‿ɛ.mɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbeˌdeˌɛˈs‿ɛ.mɨ/ [ˌbeˌðeˌɛˈs‿ɛ.mɨ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbeˌdeˌɛˈs‿ɛ.mɨ/

Noun

BDSM m (uncountable)

1. BDSM (erotic practice)

Further reading

• “BDSM”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English BDSM.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbe ˌde ˌese ˈeme/ [ˌbe ˌð̞e ˌe.se ˈe.me]

Noun

BDSM m (uncountable)

1. BDSM (erotic practice)

Swedish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English BDSM.

Noun

BDSM n

1. BDSM (erotic practice)