Sado-masochism is a combination of the words sadism, meaning to take pleasure in inflicting pain on others, and masochism, to take pleasure in pain inflicted on you. Together, the term sado-masochism refers to a wide spectrum of kinky sex relating to pain.
by TheArgonaut October 26, 2006
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A faction of the BDSM lifestyle shared by many people globally. It is named for both Marquis de Sade (120 Days of Sodom) of noble French birth and also for Leopold van Sacher Masoch (Venus in Furs). Both writers represent the two extremes of the spectrum. Sade represents male dominance, while Masoch represents male subservience. Hence the word we use today is a combination of the two.
Since his teen years he had been reading fictional tales of sado-masochism, and now he finally got the courage to indulge his fantasies. He stepped into the dungeon, dropped to his knees, and beheld his new Mistress. Tonight he would become powerless.
by Dame Alexza February 23, 2009
Get the sado-masochism mug.A person who takes pleasure from recieving sexual pain, and who also takes pleasure out of giving sexual pain. This type of pain may include, but is not limited to: biting, scratching, etc. A sado-masochist enjoys pain, just like any other form of stimulation.
She, being a sado-masochist, couldn't help but be aroused from the sudden pain of his bite, and proceeded to dig her fingernails hard into his back.
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Get the sado-masochistic mug.one who enjoys pain being done to themselves and others. people like these are slitters, sadists, etc.
the sado masochist loved the monster truck destruction derby, especially when he jumped in front of the cars.
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