The Lexicon

F/f

Notation indicating a dynamic in which both parties are women, with a Dominant and a submissive.

F/F

Notation used where a pairing is described only by the participants' genders, without asserting an authority direction.

F/m

Notation indicating a dynamic in which a Female Dominant partners with a male submissive.

Fantasy Animal Play

Animal-role practice centred on mythological, hybrid or invented creatures rather than real species.

Fear Play

Play that intentionally evokes fear as a central sensation.

Feathers

A light sensory-play implement producing soft, whisper-like contact.

Feet Worship

The tradition of expressing consensual admiration, service or devotion focused on the feet.

Female Authority

The exercise of leadership and decision-making by a woman within a consensually established dynamic or household.

Female Dominance

Tradition of consensual authority in which a woman holds the leadership role within a negotiated dynamic or relationship.

Female Leadership

Broad concept describing a woman occupying the guiding role within a relationship, household or community setting.

Female Leadership in Leather History

Historical record of women who have held recognised leadership within Leather traditions.

Female Mentorship

Mentorship traditions specifically oriented toward women within Lifestyle communities.

Female Supremacy

Community term describing an ideological framing in which female authority is treated as the organising principle of a relationship or philosophy.

Female-led Gor

A Gorean tradition, generally reformed, in which the head of the household or the leading authority is a woman.

Female-Led Relationship

A consensual relationship in which the woman holds the recognised leadership role.

FemDom

Common shorthand for Female Dominance used across contemporary Lifestyle communities.

FemDom Literature

Body of educational, memoir and philosophical writing focused on Female Dominance.

Feminist Sex Wars

The Feminist Sex Wars were a series of intellectual, political, and cultural debates that divided feminist movements throughout the late 1970s and 1980s over pornography, BDSM, prostitution, sexual representation, and women's sexual autonomy. The controversy profoundly influenced the development of lesbian Leather culture, sex-positive feminism, and modern discussions of consent and sexual diversity.

Feral

Primal-tradition descriptor for a mode of play or state characterised by particularly wild, unrestrained embodiment.

Fetish

A strong, specific erotic focus on an object, material, body part or practice.

First Girl

In the Gorean setting, the senior slave of a household, exercising authority over other slaves under the direction of the household's master or mistress.

Flagging

The signalling of interests, roles or availability through worn cues.

Flogger

A multi-tailed impact implement with a handle and several flexible falls.

Flogging

The application of a multi-tailed implement across the body as a form of impact play.

Floor Tie

A tie performed with the Rope Bottom on the ground rather than suspended.

Flow

The continuous, unbroken quality of movement between and within ties.

Flow State

State of absorbed, present-focused engagement associated with primal, physical and skill-based play.

FLR

Standard abbreviation for Female-Led Relationship used across contemporary Lifestyle communities.

Foot Adoration

The expressive, admiring register of Feet Worship.

Foot Devotion

The sustained, committed register of Feet Worship expressed over time within a dynamic.

Foot Display

The aesthetic presentation of the feet as an object of admiration or ceremony.

Foot Etiquette

The shared expectations governing conduct in scenes and settings that involve the feet.

Foot Inspection

A ritual examination of the feet, typically performed with attention to condition, presentation and care.

Foot Presentation

The ritual manner in which the feet are offered for attention or inspection.

Foot Ritual

A structured, repeated ritual centred on the feet within a dynamic or House.

Foot Service

Service directed toward the care, comfort or presentation of the feet.

Forest Camp

A woodland encampment associated with Panther Girls and their tribes.

Formal Address

Use of prescribed titles or forms when speaking to or referring to a leader within a dynamic.

Formal Attire

Clothing reserved for formal occasions, ceremonies and high-protocol events.

Formal Presentation

The formal act of presenting a person, object or state to another within ceremony.

Formal Service

Service performed under an elevated protocol, often on ceremonial occasions.

Formal Shoes

Footwear reserved for formal presentation, ceremony or high-protocol occasions.

Forms of Address

Set of accepted titles and modes of speaking used within a dynamic or household.

Fox Play

Animal-role practice centred on fox personas, often blending companion and wild registers.

Free Companion

In the Gorean setting, a free person bound to another by the formal contract of Companionship.

Free Woman Panther

A Panther Girl who insists on the status and prerogatives of a free woman within Gorean tradition.

Freeing

A synonym in Gorean community practice for the formal act of Release.

Friction

The interaction between rope surfaces that holds a tie in place.

Full Suspension

A suspension in which the Rope Bottom's weight is fully supported by rope, without contact with the ground.

Functional Rope

Rope work whose primary intent is structural, restrictive or load-bearing.

Fur

A sensory-play material valued for its softness and warmth.