top from the bottom

verb

To make demands while supposedly in a submissive role.

Meanings

verbtop from the bottom (third-person singular simple present tops from the bottom, present participle topping from the bottom, simple past and past participle topped from the bottom)

present singular third person tops from the bottom · participle present topping from the bottom · participle past topped from the bottom · past topped from the bottom

  1. BDSMTo make demands while supposedly in a submissive role.

    “Topping from the bottom is a very bad habit to get into. Perhaps this will break you of it.”

    2012, Cara Carnes, Passion's Training, page 71
    1 more example

    Aaron didn't appreciate being topped from the bottom, but Joey's voice was so rough Aaron didn't care who was running the show.

    2009, K. A. Mitchell, Collision Course, page 97
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Chicago

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