Meanings
alternative wax play
- uncountableBDSMThe practice of dripping melted wax onto a person's naked skin (usually from a candle) for sensual and/or sexual stimulation.
That certainly perked up my ears...I'm *very* partial to waxplay meself. Do I detect another of the KinkyFolk? ;-)
2000 February 19, Jas, “Re: Hello”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet)2 more examples
It is much safer to test a few drops from each candle you use for waxplay, than to depend on a rule like "red candles usually burn hotter than white."
1998 March 4, Adrian, “Re: Paraffin (was You Know You're Into Something Kinky When...(YKYISKW))”, in soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm (Usenet)Oh, a visual digression. My beloved has learned (after all these years, that a great way to weird me out is simply to have me remove my contact lenses before we play. I'm severely nearsighted, so all I see is vaguely colored blobs. It's great with waxplay.
1999 March 15, Lacenlthrs [username], “Re: Fashion fetishes and BDSM”, in soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm (Usenet)
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waxplay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waxplay
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