The Vocabulary of Swinging. The O Words

The Vocabulary of Swinging. The “O” Words:
Every field of human activity generates at least a few words that have a special or unique meaning within its community of practitioners. Being familiar with such jargon can be more than useful if you wish to interact smoothly with people with greater experience in the activity. Swinging is certainly no exception.
At your next sex party, you would likely find few, if any, participants who know all of the terms defined below. But even the most arcane terms do pop up from time to time in magazine and Internet ads. So, in the interest of thoroughness, we have listed some words that aren’t really used a lot and included others just because they’re rather humorous.
Many of these words have retained the same meaning for several decades. Others change, and new ones are added as the scope of activities broadens or as people of different tastes become involved. If you should come across a term that isn’t defined herein, or feel that a different meaning is being ascribed to one that is listed, please let us know.
We have also included a few terms invented by or exclusively promoted from within the scientific community. Researchers have been known to spend inordinate amounts of time making up labels for various configurations of people and categorizing the people themselves under numerous and rather arbitrary headings. They then proudly publish their “findings” in learned journals. Luckily, most of these scholarly publications are bought for status reasons and are rarely read, even by fellow scientists, let alone by the people who are the article’s subjects. In contrast, we see each person as an individual whose unique characteristics are not subsumed within the group. So we have refrained from including most of the abstruse names that sociologists and psychologists have dreamed up for the “types” of swingers that they have “discovered.”
Also missing from our list are sex-manual definitions of coitus, homosexuality, etc. Anyone who doesn’t know the location and function of the clitoris should send me an email.
A few terms are described as “buzz words.” A buzz word is a term that has meaning only in relation to the user, and really doesn’t communicate accurately  if it is understood at all. We urge you to avoid using such buzz words in your communications.
When more than one definition is given, the one indicated by a lower number is preferable to or more common than any with higher numbers.
The “O” Words:
OLD  – A buzz word meaning anyone the user doesn’t like who was born before the user.

OPEN MARRIAGE  – A fairly general term signifying cooperation between marriage partners without dependence, flexible roles, individual sanctity and growth, privacy, equality, trust, etc.

OPEN SEX (SWINGING)  – Sexual activity among two or more people that is open to the view and often the participation of other party attendees.

ORGY  – l. A group of five or more people involved in various combinations of sexual interactions open to the view and participation of everyone. 2. Any party where sexual interactions are sanctioned.

ORGY BUTTER  – Any of several lubricants used in sexual activities. [If this term strikes you as unaesthetic, don't even think about "Crease Grease."]

ORIENTAL (CULTURE or ARTS)  – The least used and least-well-defined culture. Can mean the insertion into the anus and climactic yanking out of a beaded string. Sometimes used to indicate an interest in Ben Wa Balls, or any other product the user associates with the Orient. A good example of jargon that inhibits communication.

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