Acrotomophilia
The person is sexually aroused by the sight of an amputation usually of a whole arm or leg.

Adolescentilism
The person is aroused by impersonating both the dress and behavior of an adolescent.

Andromimetophilia
A woman who is sexually aroused by impersonating a man. They purposefully look like and act like a man.

Apotemnophilia
This person is sexually aroused by having a part of their body amputated either by themselves or someone else. The memory of the amputation can serve to arouse them for years. It is the act of having an extremity amputated that is arousing; thus, they have to be awake during the process.

Asphyxiophilia
This is sexual arousal caused by loss of control over your ability to breathe. Self strangulation or allowing another person to asphyxiate you.

Autagonistophilia
Unlike exhibitionism where the person intentionally exposes their genitals to an unsuspecting stranger, in this paraphilia the person creates situations in which other people could see them in the nude if the person wanted to. For example, it would be like leaving your curtains open and walking around the house naked in hopes that someone would peep in the windows. It is the thought that someone may be watching that is sexually arousing.

Autassassinophilia
The person is sexually aroused by putting themselves in situations in which they may be killed. They really have to feel they are in danger in order to be sexually aroused. Unfortunately, many of them get killed in the process.

Autonepiophilia
This is the same thing as infantilism.

Biastophilia
In this paraphilia the person is sexually aroused by the idea of being raped. This is scripted and planned out ahead of time with a partner. The person does not actually want to be raped by a stranger.

Catheterophila
The person is sexually aroused by the insertion of a catheter.

Chrematistophilia
This person can only become sexually aroused if they are being blackmailed into it.

Coprophilia
Smearing human feces on yourself or having someone smear it on you causing sexual arousal.

Coprophagia
Eating and ingesting human feces.

Ephebophilia
This is a form of pedophilia, but the person is very specific in the size, shape, and amount of body hair the pre-pubescent child has.

Erotophonophilia
These people are dangerous. They are sexually aroused by attempts not just thoughts of killing someone.

Formicophilia
Sexual arousal is caused by having insects crawl on their genitals.

Gerontophilia
The person is only sexually aroused by a significantly older person. There has to be at least a 15 year difference between their ages.

Gynemimetophilia
A person who is sexually aroused by a female impersonator.

Hybristophilia
Sexual relations with a convicted criminal.

Hyphephilia
Touching or rubbing a human or non human object is essential for achieving sexual arousal.

Hypoxphilia
The same as asphyxiophilia.

Infantilism
Dressing as an infant and acting the role of a child under two years old is sexually arousing. This can include some or all body hair and the hiring of a nurse or nanny to take care of you.

Kleptophilia
Similar to kleptomania, kleptophilia results in sexual arousal from stealing not just thrill seeking.

Klismaphilia
Getting an enema is sexually arousing. More liquid is associated with greater pleasure.

Mixophilia
The person likes to watch their partner or themselves engage in sexual activity. Usually this means watching themselves in a mirror.

Morphophilia
Peculiar body shapes and sizes are sexually arousing such as heavy, short, dwarfism, etc.

Mysophilia
The person is sexually aroused by dirt, mud, or filth.

Narratophilia
Telling dirty stories is sexually arousing.

Necrophilia
Engaging in sexual activities with dead people.

Nepiophilia
The person is sexually aroused by infants. This can range from newborns to about two years old.

Olfactophilia
The person is sexually aroused by body smells. Usually inserting finger anus, vagina, etc. and smelling it during sex.

Pictohilia
Watching X-rated films is sexually arousing.

Raptophilia
Same as biastophilia.

Scoptophilia
Same as mixophilia.

Somnophilia
The person can only maintain sexual arousal while having sex with someone who is sleeping. If the person wakes up they loose interest.

Stigmatophilia
Body piercing and tattooing but not ear piercing is sexually arousing.

Symphorphilia
Natural disasters are sexually arousing.

Telephonicophilia
Talking dirty on the phone or being talked to lewdly.

Urophilia
Being urinated on or urinating on someone. Golden showers

Zoophilia
The person wants to be treated like an animal wearing a collar and even eating out of an animals dish. This is different from bestiality in which the person wants to have sex with an animal.

AGE PLAY
Role-playing the persona of someone substantially younger (or sometimes older) than your actual age.

BONDAGE
Physical materials applied to a submissive or slave to restrain their ability to move and/or to otherwise restrict them. Also, the act of placing the submissive or slave in such materials.

BOTTOM
A slang term for a submissive and/or masochist. Many people use the word "bottom" to mean specifically someone who enjoys being given various sensations, as opposed to a "submissive", who enjoys being controlled.

BOTTOM SPACE
The psychological "head space" or attitude of being submissive.

BOY
A submissive (often, but not always, male) who relates to their dominant in a child-to parent mode. More common among gay men and lesbians.

BRAT
A submissive who enjoys rebelling in a childlike way against their dominant. Brats are fairly common in the spanking scene.

CONSENSUAL
An activity done with the consent of adults competent to give that consent. One of the central features of SM play..

COUNTING GAMES
Rituals engaged in during whipping, flogging, spanking , or during other forms of flagellation, in which the submissive (or slave) is required to keep count f the number of strokes delivered, often thanking the Master after each one and asking for more. Example: "Thats five, Sir. Thank you Sir, Sir, please may I have another, Sir?"

DADDY
A dominant (usally, but not always, male) who has a submissive "boy" and who relates to that submissive in a parent/child mode. More common among gay men and lesbians, but gaining currency among heterosexuals and bisexuals as well.

DISCIPLINE
Training by a Master in how they wish their submissive or slave to behave. Also, the punishment and correction administered by the Master when the submissive fails to act in the proper manner.

DOMINANT
One who enjoys assuming control. One who decidees what happens and when. A dominant may or may not be sadistic.

FLAGELLATION
The general act of one person striking another, usually in an erotic context. Includes spanking, paddling, flogging and whipping.

FLOGGER
A multi-tailed whip in which the tails are long, flat strips of leather or a similarly flexible material.

HUMILIATION
Activities which cause the submissive to feel shame, embarrassment, or degradation. Varies widely from person to person. Possibly psychologically explosive..

MASTER
A term for a male dominant. Often used as a term of address, such as "Master Tom". It is often considered somewhat rude to address a man by this term without being first given permission to do so.

MASTER-slave RELATIONSHIP
An ongoing SM relationship in which the slave is submissive to a male dominant.

MONDAY MORNING REBOUND SYNDROME
Feelings of remorse, disgust, fear, and so forth that sometimes emerge hours or days after a person willingly, and often lustily, takes part in SM play.

MUMMIFICATION
Immobilizing bondage, usally done by wrapping the submissive in many coils of materials such as plastic wrap, or by placing the submissive in a body bag designed for this purpose.

NOVICE
A person just beginning to learn about and explore SM. Often treated with special kindness and attention by the more experienced members of the community or by the MASTER.

SADIST
As loosely defined with the SM Community, a person who specifically enjoys administering pain. A person may be dominant without being sadistic. It's also possible to be sadistic without being dominant.

SADOMASOCHISM
A rather vague term referring generally to fantasies and experiences regarding the introduction of domination, submission, bondage, sadism, masochism, humiliation, and related activities into erotic play.

SAFEWORD
A specific word or other signal used, by prior agreement, to indicate that things are "really" becoming too intense for the person. Usally used by the submissive or slave, but may also be used by the dominant. "Safeword" itself is sometimes used at SM parties to signal a desire for outside intervention.

SLAVE
A person who has an on-going, structured relationship with a dominant or Master. One who assumes the submissive role, often in a highly developed and committed way to a particular person. Cling someone "my slave" generally indicates a relatively sophisticated, ongoing relationship between the two of you.

SUBMISSIVE
One who yields control. One who obeys orders adn may permit themselves to be bound if doing so pleases their dominant or Master.xt

TOP'S DISEASE
An unwarranted attitude of superiority taken by a domiant. Believing that bottoms are somehow inferior and treating them so in either obvious or subtle ways. Usually a sign of insecurity or ignorance. Dominants who suffer from Top's Disease often (surprise, surprise) complain about how hard it is to find people willing to play with them. a mirror image of this syndrome is called Bottom's Disease.

TWO SQUEEZES
A "squeeze signal" between players used to non-verbally signal that, "I'm all right."

WORSHIP
To adore the personage of the dominant. Often combined with performing some service to the dominant's body such as massaging, kissing, or licking their feet or boots, massaging their body, bathing them. Explicitly sexual activity, such as performing oral sex on the dominant, may or may not be a part of such play.

alternateen:
This term is meant to designate those teenybopper kids who listen to alternative music and try to be different by looking identical to other trend-following teenagers who are trying to be different. Usually used in reference to the kids who listen to Pearl Jam or U2, for example, and other such Top 40 bands that are classified as alternative for some reason. (The gothic version of these types are called baby bats.)
angst: The existential suffering and depression one feels when one can see the world in all its tragedy. See "oh the angst of it all."

baby bat:
A derogatory term for those wannabe Gothics who are only familiar with the superficial aspects of the culture. They may do their makeup horribly and only listen to the most popular of the goth bands. They are mostly the younger kids going through a phase and trying to look cool. However people tend to fling this label at anyone they don't like. A lot of people prefer not to use the label because it implies a "more gothic than thou" attitude.

Batcave: A club in Soho (London) that began in the early eighties and nurtured the first generation of gothics from their punk heritage. Bands like Alien Sex Fiend played there live. It was closed down years later with the apparent death of the Gothic movement in the UK. The term Batcave also refers to the more punk oriented Gothic.

bondage babe: Girls decked out in fetish clothing at clubs, including bondage collar, bondage bracelets, bondage belt and some sort of latex, vinyl, or rubber outfit. Usually intended to mean the people who are following the fetish fashion trend rather than those who know much about fetish and BDSM culture. Also bondage boy.
Bondage gear: For example, bracelets, belts, collars, etc. that will have a metal O ring or D ring attached. See Mary's picture for a look at a bondage belt. See Amy's picture for a look at a bondage collar. The purpose is to attach something like rope, for example, to the metal ring in some sort of way to restrict a person's movement, thus the idea "bondage". It is a popular trend among Gothics to wear these, even if they don't use them for bondage. See BDSM.

BDSM:
Represents Bondage, Discipline, and Sado-Masochism (also related, Dominance & Submission = DS). It is a form of sexual fantasy play between consenting adults often involving fetishes, focusing on mental, sensual and erotic experience over the standard sexual intercourse, and requiring a great level emotional trust and communication between partners. BDSM does not have anything to do with using pain or force on someone who is an unwilling victim. Although Gothics tend to appear to be familiar with the practices of bondage by their apparel, most of those people wearing vinyl pants and bondage bracelets don't know the first thing about BDSM and are following a fashion trend. The majority of BDSM practitioners have nothing to do with gothic, and they view bondage gear as a tool, not an accessory.

devil bunny:
The term comes from a song by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. It is used to designate the people who think "Satan is cool," but are not exactly worshippers of

Satan.
See Theatrical Satanists.

Doom & Gloom:
The type of Gothic focused on morbid, tragic, depressing or apocalyptic themes.

See mopey goths.
"Everyday is Halloween": this phrase comes from the song "(Everyday Is) Halloween" by the band Ministry. The unofficial lyrics are:
Well I live with snakes and lizards and
other things that go bump in the night,
but to me everyday is Halloween,
I've given up hiding and started to fight,
and I started to fight.
Well, anytime, anyplace, anywhere that I go
all the people seem to stop and stare.
They say, "Why are you dressed like it's Halloween?
You look so absurd. You look so obscene."
Chorus
Oh, why can't I live a life for me?
Why should I take the abuse that's served?
Why can't they see they're just like me?
It's the same, it's the same in the whole wide world.
Well I let their teeny minds think
that they're dealing with someone
who is over the brink,
and I dress this way
just to keep them at bay
because Halloween is everyday, hey
is everyday hey.
Repeat Chorus
Oh, why can't I live a life for me?
Why should I take the abuse that's served?
Why can't they see they're just like me?
I'm not the one that's so absurd.
Why hide it?
Why fight it?
Hurt feelings,
best to stop feeling hurt from
denials, reprisals.

It's the same, it's the same in the whole wide world.

fetish:
The dictionary's definition of fetish is excessive sexual focus on an object of fixation. Fetish fashion covers a wide range of fabrics such as leather, PVC, vinyl, rubber, and latex. It also includes items such as stiletto heels, thigh high boots, corsets and bondage gear or other items of clothing that one might become fixated on. See BDSM.

first generation/second generation:
First generation emerged mostly in the UK in the late seventies and early eighties as a splinter from the punk movement characterized by bands like The Damned, Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Joy Division. They were called Gothic later on, but most didn't consider themselves Gothic. By the mid to late eighties, the Gothic movement was waning. In the late eighties/early nineties, a new generation of Gothic bands emerged, for example The Shroud, Rosetta Stone, Nosferatu and London After Midnight, who were the first to characteristically call themselves Gothic. This is when the U.S. Gothic movement grew significantly, and Gothic became recognized as a distinct subculture. Whether or not second generation is authentically Gothic depends on whom you ask. Many of those first generation adherents will say it is not, and many others will say that second generation is a bad imitation of first generation.

glamgoth:
A sarcastic term used for bands, (and their fans) who are excessively concerned with fitting the stereotypical Goth image. These bands might spend longer putting on their makeup for a concert than the actual concert lasts. Frequently during the set they might take a clove break or stop because their makeup is smearing. Their stage names will be something like Vlad or Lestat. You might find them singing about angst and tragedy, vampires, or doing excessively cheesy things.
gothic slide: A characteristically gothic dance move in which your boots do not leave the dance floor as you glide across it by moving your feet. Somewhat like the footwork in the movie Footloose, but much more chaotic.

integrity:
A band with integrity will not compromise the artistic expression in their music in order to sell more records. Usually integrity means that a band is creating adventurous, meaningful or original music. See selling out.

"in the scene":
1) Being involved in the social scene, especially frequenting clubs.
2) Also refers to people who go to all the "happening" parties every night. Someone deeply involved in the scene wants you to think they know everyone at a club by giving anyone that is even a brief acquaintance a hug as if they were great friends. They might say, "You know, it's sad when I look around and realize I know everyone." They are also big name droppers. You might hear them say something like, "Yeah, William Faith (of Faith and the Muse) invited me to come on tour with them, but I told him that I just didn't have the time."

kindergoth:
Also, kindergothen. It can be derogatory, meaning a poser much like baby bat, or it can also be neutral, meaning a very young Goth, usually 16 or younger.

Mansonite:
Much akin to the ninny, the Mansonite worships the band, and the lead singer who goes by the same name, Marilyn Manson. This term is usually used for those fans who like to dress up like him, do their makeup like him and wear Marilyn Manson t-shirts. Many goths will use this term in a derogatory way towards the teenagers they think are foolish for liking Marilyn Manson.

melodrama:
Also, psychodrama. In the dictionary, melodrama means a work characterized by extravagant drama and theatricality, appealing to the emotions. Melodrama is used to describe the way a social scene often seems like a soap opera.

mod/waver:
A term for fans of Modern/New Wave music. Mods usually love eighties music and British pop such as Depeche Mode, The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Smiths, etc.

mopey Goths:
Goths who have an overdeveloped sense of angst. These Goths are the ones you may find brooding in dark corners, pondering the pain of existence, wondering why their girlfriend/boyfriend has torn their heart out (again). In general, they tend to take life very seriously.

"more gothic than thou":
A sarcastic phrase used to designate a snobbish attitude, or describe people who take themselves too seriously. A play on "'holier than thou." Someone with a "more gothic than thou" attitude will likely tell you about the gothic bands they are into by saying, "You probably haven't heard of them."

net.goth:
A term for those Goths who frequently post to the alt.gothic newsgroup and have a fairly well known presence among the internet Goth community. The internet seems to have a culture all its own almost. Before I started web surfing, I had never heard the phrase perky Goth, mopey Goth or net.goth.

ninny:
A derogatory term for enthusiastic fans of the band Nine Inch Nails . The Nine Inch Nails symbol is . The term ninny is used to express the idea that people who worship Trent Reznor (who essentially is Nine Inch Nails) are foolish.

"oh so gothic":
1) A sarcastic phrase to express one's opinion of something as Goth-worthy i.e. "I see you have all of the Bauhaus albums on vinyl. That's oh so gothic of you," or "Those skull shaped candle holders are oh so gothic."
2) A sarcastic phrase for those who take fitting the image of being gothic too seriously. Say it with a really cheesy English upper-class accent to add emphasis.
"Oh the angst of it all": A sarcastic phrase used to mimic Gothics who take themselves too seriously and are constantly brooding. To add emphasis when saying it, put the back of your hand to your forehead and look like the weight of the world is on your shoulders.

perky Goth:
Some may say this is an oxymoron, but perky Goths are people who like the gothic style and music, but don't like the doom and gloom attitude some Goths have. (For those of you who have seen Switchblade Symphony play live, think of Tina Root.) Perky Goths try not to take themselves too seriously and don't brood. They like to have fun. You'll often find them wearing, for example, body glitter, a mixture of black and non-black clothing, and telling the mopey Goths to lighten up. The mopey Goths say that they are missing the point of Gothic entirely.

raver: Can either refer to a fan of techno music, or techno music itself. Techno music is characterized by an electronic, digital, fast beat created by drum machines. There is also a large subculture surrounding it. Large, secret, underground gatherings of techno music and drug use are called raves.

rivethead:
A fairly recent term used to describe fans of industrial music. The term Industrial was coined in 1976 (another child of the punk movement) several years before Gothic emerged. However, it remained only a music form for much longer before a culture developed around it. Gothic as a subculture is older than industrial subculture. See Industrial in the Music Related Definitions.

selling out:
A term used to describe bands who were once underground and then became popular, Top 40 music. Usually the term selling out refers to the band or artist compromising their musical quality or artistic expression in order to sell more music. They are essentially selling themselves. It often is used by the underground elitists to justify not liking a band based only on who else listens to them. Music that has sold out has somehow become diluted, common, and generic when it once may have had specialness, power and force. Whether the artist did the diluting or the constant repetition of a song on the radio, MTV etc. dilutes it, the effect is the same. See integrity.

spooky kid: This is a very recent term which doesn't have much widespread usage quite yet. The spooky kids are followers of Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails and are mostly under 18 years old. (Originally the name of the band was Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids.) People confuse spooky kids for Goths, which is frustrating to Goths because Goth culture gets blamed for the stupid things spooky kids do. Spooky kids and Goths don't associate with each other very much, and they tend to not like each other. Goths resent them for being poseurs and giving Goth a bad name, and they resent Goths for being snobs and elitists. Spooky kid is usually used as a derogatory term similar to baby bat, but it specifically refers to the younger and ardent Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails fans. I'm not sure if spooky kids call themselves spooky kids, I think most of them call themselves Goth.

ultragoth:
1)In the pie chart, Ultra Goth is described as those for whom gothic is who they are, not what they dress up as.
2) Also, the Gothics who have a more extreme appearance and/or have been in the scene for a long time. They are usually over 20 years old.
3) Often used to designate the gothic snobs, ones who have a "more gothic than thou" attitude.

underground:
Something that is not widely known about among the general population. It is secret, obscure, hidden, rare, only for a selected few who are knowledgeable enough to pursue it. There are two tendencies that often occur in those who adamantly participate in an underground culture. The first is elitism. In general the elitists view themselves as having suffered (persecution, harassment) to become a part of something rare and unusual. They dislike those who have not suffered to join the culture, those who are following a trend. The trend-followers defile what was sacred and make common what was once rare. The elitists view that culture as something they had to search for, discover, and suffer ridicule for; and they despise those who had it handed to them. The second tendency of those in an underground culture is a wide familiarity (often acceptance and friendliness depending on the person) with other people in the social scene or those who appear to be a part of the same culture.
weekender/weekend

Goth:
1) In the pie chart, weekender is defined as the kids going through a phase. See also baby bat.
2) Also, weekend Goths are the people who dress normally when around normal people and dress gothic when they go to gothic clubs. Basically, they are the ones who conform to whatever environment they are in. It has nothing to do with their knowledge of the culture, it has to do with their appearance in different contexts. Some weekend Goths have to dress somewhat normally because of a professional career but are Goth at heart. Some don't dare to suffer the ostracism they would receive by looking different among normal people and are only closet Goths Depending on which type of person the term is applied to, it can have either neutral or negative connotations.