Sexual Language: Vocabulary, Slang, Euphemisms, and Communication
Sexual language includes the words, labels, slang, euphemisms, and expressions people use to discuss sexuality, bodies, relationships, identity, behavior, and sexual health.
Sexual language includes the words, labels, slang, euphemisms, and expressions people use to discuss sexuality, bodies, relationships, identity, behavior, and sexual health.
A sexual euphemism is a mild or indirect expression used instead of a more explicit sexual term, often because of politeness, modesty, humor, stigma, or social taboo.
Any pronouns describes a broad preference allowing different pronoun sets, although individual limits, preferred variety, and context may still matter.
No pronouns describes a preference for being referred to by name, title, or rewritten sentences instead of personal pronouns.
Nounself pronouns are neopronouns formed from nouns or meaningful words, such as star/starself, bun/bunself, or leaf/leafself.
It/its pronouns use it, its, and itself to refer to a person who has chosen the set, with meaning shaped by consent, preference, and context.
Pronoun etiquette is the respectful practice of asking about, sharing, using, correcting, and protecting personal pronouns.
Multiple pronoun sets means that one person uses two or more complete groups of pronouns, such as she/her and they/them or they/them and xe/xem.
Pronoun nondisclosure is the decision not to reveal which pronouns someone uses in a particular setting because of privacy, safety, uncertainty, or preference.
Mixed pronouns are two or more pronoun sets used by one person, such as she/they, he/they, or combinations that include neopronouns.