Tags & Terms
This is a non-comprehensive list of tags and terms used on The Dex Collective. This list will continue to grow and change. If you feel an audio is missing a tag, please reach out.
[Affection]
[Aftercare] The period of time after a BDSM scene or play session where participants discuss the events, process their reactions, and transition back to reality to ensure emotional well-being and prevent drop
[Almost Caught]
[Angst]
[Assertive]
[Banter]
[BDSM] The acronym stands for Bondage/Discipline, Sadism/Masochism, and refers to a variety of consensual sexual practices that often include role-playing, power exchange dynamics, control, restraint, sensation play, pain play, and related practices
[Begging]
[Binaural] An element of sound design where the audio seems to move from one headphone to another, creating a 3-dimensional experience
[Bittersweet Ending]
[Blowjob]
[Bondage] Acts involving the physical restraint of a partner, ranging from partial to total restraint
[Breath Play] Acts involving control over another's breathing
[CFNM/CMNF] Clothed female with a nude male or clothed male with a nude female. Situations where one partner is clothed, and the other is not
[Cheating]
[Cinematic]
[Condescension]
[Condom/No Condom]
[Confession]
[Consent] Mutual agreement to the terms of a scene or ongoing BDSM relationship
[Consensual Non-Consent] A mutual agreement that, within defined limits, consent will be given without prior knowledge of the exact actions planned. It requires trust, understanding, and clear, safe limits between partners.
[Couch Sex]
[Creampie]
[Cunnilingus]
[Deep Throat]
[Discussion]
[Dismissal]
[Doggie]
[Dominant] or [Dom] A person who exercises control in a BDSM or power exchange dynamic, contrasting with the submissive partner
[Dynamic]
[Enemies to Enemies-ish]
[Female Orgasms]
[Fingering]
[FFM/MMF/MMA/etc.] Indicates the genders of the characters present in a threesome or group scenario
[Gooning]
[Grad Student]
[Hatefuck]
[Hybrid Narrative]
[Immersive]
[In Medias Res] Latin for “in the middle of things.” Used with audios that begin in the middle of the sexual encounter or have very little foreplay
[Impact Play] A type of sensation play that involves delivering impacts using implements such as whips, riding crops, paddles, floggers, and similar items
[Jealousy]
[JOI] “Jerk Off Instructions” AKA guided masturbation
[M4F/M4A/F4TF/NB4F/etc.] Indicates the gender of the speaker and the intended listener characters
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M: Male
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F: Female
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NB: Non-Binary
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A: All genders
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TF: Trans Woman
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TM: Trans Man
[Mouth Cover]
[Multiple Orgasms]
[Narrative] In narrative-style audios, the listener is not being spoken to directly, but instead experiences the story through the characters
[Office]
[One Act]
[POV] Point-of-View
[Predator x Prey References]
[Professor]
[Pussy Slaps]
[Ramble] An improvised direct-to-listener style audio
[Reminiscing]
[Roleplay] Roleplay audios (a/k/a Self-Insert, D2L, Direct-to-Listener) are those where the listener is the one being spoken to
[Romance]
[Safeword] An agreed-upon word or signal used by the submissive or bottom to immediately stop BDSM activities, particularly in scenes involving consensual force
[SFW] Safe for Work audios are those with no sexual content
[SFX] Sound effect
[Switch/Switchy] Dominant and submissive roles switch throughout the audio
[Submissive] or [sub] A person who willingly relinquishes control in a BDSM dynamic
[Tension]
[Toy Play]