perversion
perversion
any abnormal means of obtaining sexual satisfaction
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perversion
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Perversion
bondage and domination (B & D)practices with whips, chains, etc. for sexual pleasure. [Western Cult.: Misc.]
middle-aged gentleman crisscrosses America staying in motels with 12-year-old “nymphet.” [Am. Lit.: Lolita]
of the Perverse perversity as motive for men’s actions. [Am. Lit.: “Imp of the Perverse” in Hart, 402]
son; spilled seed upon ground. [O.T.: Genesis 38: 9–10]
von (1836–1895) author who derived pleasure from being tortured. [Aust. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 165]
de (1740–1814) jailed for sexual crimes; wrote of sexual cruelty. [Fr. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 165]
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