violet wand

noun

A device used for the application of low-current, high-voltage electricity to the body using an Oudin coil, originally claimed to have medical benefits and more recently used in sadomasochistic sex play.

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Meanings

nounviolet wand (plural violet wands)

plural violet wands

  1. A device used for the application of low-current, high-voltage electricity to the body using an Oudin coil, originally claimed to have medical benefits and more recently used in sadomasochistic sex play.

    I've been told repeatedly that electricity above the waist is dangerous, but I've seen guys using violet wands on other guys' chests.

    1996, Joseph W. Bean, Leathersex Q&A: Questions About Leathersex and the Leather Lifestyle Answered

Origin

So called because they often glow with a violet light.

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violet wand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violet%20wand

MLA

“violet wand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violet%20wand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “violet wand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violet%20wand.

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