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nonvanilla

adjective

Not vanilla (standard or mundane, especially of sexual activity); unusual or kinky.

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Scrabble 13

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Meanings

adjectivenonvanilla (not comparable)

not comparableNot vanilla (standard or mundane, especially of sexual activity); unusual or kinky.
The nonvanilla sex would probably turn out to be B&D, handcuffs, spanking, and the like.
2001, Alice Alfonsi, John Scognamiglio, Dark Seductions: Tales of Erotic Horror
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A nonvanilla option will be more precisely sensitive to the forward volatility in the market between its inception and its stopping time.
1997, Nassim Taleb, Dynamic hedging: managing vanilla and exotic options
That's when I started doing a lot more nonvanilla. With Guy, the Marine from LA, I had more of an intellectual relationship.
1999, Steven Zeeland, Military trade

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Origin

From non- + vanilla.

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APA

nonvanilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvanilla

MLA

“nonvanilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvanilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonvanilla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonvanilla.

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