bloodplay

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noun

Sexual activity in which a participant is deliberately cut so as to release blood.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounbloodplay (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBDSMSexual activity in which a participant is deliberately cut so as to release blood.

    ...the appeal of bloodplay, at least for some individuals, arises from the very risks that this practice poses.

    2007, Michelle Belanger, Vampires in Their Own Words: An Anthology of Vampire Voices
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    No surprise, not all Goths are in it for the beliefs, the bloodplay, the S&M violence, mostly underage fashion victims who like the smell of leather...

    2005, Mike Philbin, The Life and Death of Hertzan Chimera

    It may involve increased risk of spreading disease (cutting, bloodplay), psychological danger (humiliation play, incest fantasies, rape roleplay)...

    2008, Anil Aggrawal, Forensic and Medico-Legal Aspects of Sexual Crimes and Unusual Sexual Practices

    Synonyms: blood sport

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSexual activity in which a participant is deliberately cut so as to release blood.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bloodplay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodplay.

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