shibari

shi·ba·ri
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UK/ʃɪˈbɑː.ɹi/US/ʃɪˈbɑ.ɹi/

noun

The artful use of twine to tie objects or packages.

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Meanings

nounshibari (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe artful use of twine to tie objects or packages.
  2. uncountableBDSMA style of Japanese bondage.

    “She's not your subbie, Dominic,” I stated. “You left her hanging in the shibari room last night. […]

    2014, Katherine Rhodes, Not Quite Juliet: Silver Soul 1
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    What if your slave needs to be spanked/caned/flogged to get warmed up before serious rough sex that involves face slapping, but your ideal evening consists of spending an hour or so tying up your slave in an elaborate shibari rope harness and then just sitting there watching him/her twist slowly from the suspension rig?

    2006, Robert J. Rubel, Master/Slave Relations: Handbook of Theory and Practice, page 36

    A collection of sex toys, including restraints, a catalog and a guide to the Japanese art of shibari (a form of bondage), appear in three more.

    2025 December 12, Richard Luscombe, “House Democrats release Epstein photos with Trump, Bannon, Clinton and others”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 縛(しば)り (shibari).

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Translations

Finnish shibari
  • shibaristyle of Japanese bondage
French shibari
  • shibaristyle of Japanese bondage
Japanese 縛り
  • 縛り (shibari)style of Japanese bondage
Portuguese shibari
  • shibaristyle of Japanese bondage

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shibari

safaribarryFerrariMaristarryvarisharidariKalahariQataricalamaritarryBihariscarryCharijarryCampariwaricharivariZanzibarifutanaricharryabkaricarbonari
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Anagrams

Bishari
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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