bottom drop

noun

A state of low spirits experienced by bottoms after BDSM play.

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Meanings

nounbottom drop (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBDSMA state of low spirits experienced by bottoms after BDSM play.

    Bottom drop is a common experience where, after the high of a scene wears off (which can take hours or days), a bottom suddenly feels sad, depressed, anxious, lonely, or confused.

    2014, Tristan Taormino, chapter 2, in 50 shades of kink: An Introduction to BDSM, Cleis Press, page 47

Origin

Compound of bottom + drop.

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APA

bottom drop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottom%20drop

MLA

“bottom drop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottom%20drop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bottom drop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottom%20drop.

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