- The report was authored by Rachel Thompson, a sex and relationship expert
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Source: Dailymail.co.uk.
UK – A new study has suggested the most popular sex terms for 2024 – but how many do you know the meaning of?
Analysis of 160million Google searches revealed the growth and decline across more than 100 key kinky words over the last five years.
The five highest trending words included ‘findom’ – financial domination, where one gains pleasure from controlling another’s finances, and ‘thirst trap’ – where someone posts content with the intention of being desired.
But the most popular search term was ‘gooning’ – the act of achieving prolonged arousal through sensory overload, often involving hypnotic stimuli.
The findings – authored by Rachel Thompson, a leading sex and relationship expert and commissioned by Sensuali a sex positive platform for sensualists- also showed the word dogging was in decline over the past five years as a kink, with searches for ‘foreplay’ showing the most dramatic fall across the same period.
Spanking was down 33 per cent, while dogging decreased by 34 per cent and bondage dropped by 36 per cent.
The report was created by analysing more than 100 of the most popular kink related keywords mapped against Google search data and insights from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter/X over the past five years.
The data suggests a rapidly changing landscape of sexual tastes sweeping the UK, fuelled by social media and intergenerational changes.
It also shines a spotlight on a whole new sexual vocabulary that has emerged online to skirt censorship, dubbed ‘the sexicon’ or ‘algospeak’.
Neologisms like seggs (sex), corn (porn), mascara (romantic sexual partner), and accountant (sex worker), have emerged, allowing content creators to evade algorithmic filters on sites like TikTok and Instagram cracking down on overly sexual content.
SEXUAL TRENDS GOING UP IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS:
1. Gooning +778 per cent: Achieving prolonged arousal through sensory overload, often involving hypnotic stimuli.
2. Femboy +504 per cent: Men or non-binary individuals presenting themselves in feminine ways.
3. Thirst Trap +335 per cent: Posting enticing content on social media to attract attention or validation.
4. Throuple +230 per cent: A romantic relationship involving three individuals in a consensual partnership.
5. Edging +91 per cent: Deliberately delaying orgasm to prolong sexual pleasure.
6. Findom +83 per cent: Financial domination, where one gains pleasure from controlling another’s finances.
7. Shibari +62 per cent: The intricate art of Japanese rope bondage.
8. OWO +57 per cent: An emoticon representing a surprised or curious facial expression.
9. Pegging +30 per cent: Sexual practice where a woman uses a strap-on to anally penetrate a male partner.
10. Vore +26 per cent: Fetish involving the fantasy of being consumed or consuming another being.
SEXUAL TRENDS GOING DOWN IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS:
1. Cottaging -70 per cent: Engaging in sexual activities in public restrooms or secluded outdoor areas.
2. Sploshing -54 per cent: Fetish enjoying sensations from sitting or playing in messy food substances.
3. Zental -53 per cent: Full-body, skin-tight suits made from spandex or nylon used in fetish or costume play.
4. Micro penis -47 per cent: A smaller-than-average penis size, often less than 2.8 inches when erect.
5. Cybersex -45 per cent: Engaging in sexual activity / explicit conversations via digital platforms.
6. Crossdressing -38 per cent: Wearing clothing typically associated with the opposite gender for personal expression.
7. Bondage -36 per cent: Consensual practice involving restraining or tying up a partner for sexual pleasure.
8. Dogging -34 per cent: Engaging in or watching sexual activities in public places, usually involving strangers.
9. Spanking -33 per cent: Act of striking someone’s buttocks for sexual pleasure or as part of BDSM.
10. Foreplay -32 per cent: Stimulation preceding sexual intercourse, intended to heighten arousal and intimacy.
