Kink

A kink is a sexual liking for something unusual (i.e. this liking is not shared by the majority of people). Kinks are also called paraphilia. Examples of kinks are:

• all kinds of fetishism
• all kinds of BDSM

The term kink comes with friendly, humorous and non-pejorative connotations, unlike words such as perversion or deviation.

There is also an adjective kinky that refers to unusual (paraphilic) sexual practices, tastes, material and items. A person can dress, for example, in "kinky" clothes.

A kinkster is a person who is into kinky subjects such as fetishism or BDSM.

Etymology

A kink, in its original meaning, is a sharp bend or twist in a rope that results in a permanent deformation. Kink can also refer to an eccentric idea.

See also

• Light kinky play
• Kinkipedia
• RACK (Risk Aware Consensual Kink)
• Ugol's Law
• Kink on Wikipedia