The Vocabulary of Swinging. The U through V Words

The Vocabulary of Swinging. The “U, V and W” 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 “U, V and W” Words:

UTOPIAN  – A subjective term designating more or less of an emphasis on, or a desire for, deep commitments, shared responsibilities, and long-term relationships in addition to, or in place of, playful sexual interactions. (See Recreational and Polyamory.)

VERSATILE  – A person who enjoys sexual relations with those of the same gender in addition to heterosexual relations. (Bi)

VERTICAL – (see Horizontal)

WANNA-BE  – Someone who seems attracted to the swinging lifestyle but does not participate, usually because they are too inhibited, or are single, or cannot convince their spouse to play along.

WATER SPORTS  – (see Golden Shower)

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