femdom

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of female domination or female dominance.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛmdɑm/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛmdɒm/

Noun

femdom (countable and uncountable, plural femdoms)

1. (BDSM, uncountable) Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other women.
2. (BDSM, countable) A sexually dominant woman.
   • 2017, D. L. King, Unspeakably Erotic: Lesbian Kink:

     I'm acutely aware that I'm on my knees in front of a gorgeous femdom.

   • 2018, Kallypso Masters, Box Set: Rescue Me Saga Books 4-6 and Bonus Western Dreams:

     She wished she had some fuck-me stiletto thigh-high boots on to give her more of a Domme appearance, but she had seen plenty of femdoms at the club wearing comfortable walking shoes.

Related terms

• maledom

Descendants

• → Russian: фемдо́м (femdóm)

Translations

female domination (BDSM)

• French: femdom (fr) m
• German: Femdom n
• Japanese: フェムドム (femudomu)
• Russian: фемдо́м (ru) m (femdóm)

Etymology 2

Clipping of female +‎ -dom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛmdəm/

Noun

femdom (uncountable)

1. (rare) Females considered as a group; womankind.