Taboords

Lexicon

A–Z index of everything Taboords publishes: slang, acronyms, dynamics, traits, scenes.

124 entries

Subculture Otaku In Japan, an ambiguous label for an obsessive fan; in the West, often a proud identity around anime and manga. Subculture Otherkin People who understand themselves, on some plane, as not human: myth, creature, another species. Japanese culture Paizuri The Japanese name for sex with the breasts: the penis between them. English usually says titfuck or titjob. Japanese culture Panchira A brief glimpse of panties: the skirt lifts a second and the underwear shows. Psychology PDA An acronym used two ways: pathological demand avoidance (a demand-avoidant profile) and, in another field, public display of affection. Sexuality Pegging Sex in which a person wearing a strap-on penetrates another, usually a cis man. Psychology People pleasing An automatic yes: anticipating what the other person wants and swallowing your own to keep your place. Relationship Polyamory More than one love bond at once, with the people knowing — love, not only hidden extra sex. Subculture Punk A scene of short rock, refusal and do-it-yourself: New York in the mid-1970s, London in 1976 — the mohawk came later. Sexuality RACK Acronym for risk-aware consensual kink: an ethic that admits informed risk instead of promising total safety. Slang Ratio When the reply (or the sea of replies) beats the post’s metrics — a public loss on Twitter/X. Slang Rizz Flirting game: the short charm — open a conversation, turn the tone, the other person yields. Psychology RSD Rejection sensitive dysphoria: a sharp drop after a no, a tone, a seen — strong in ADHD community speech. Psychology Rumination Chewing the same episode on a loop — the conversation, the mistake, the seen — without a next step. Sexuality Safeword An agreed word that stops the play for real — when “no” can be part of the game. Japanese culture Senpai The one who arrived earlier at school, in the club, at work: senior in the path, by date of entry. Psychology Sensory overload When light, sound, smell or touch pass the limit and the system jams or blows. Slang Sigma A stereotype of the “lone wolf” in internet masculinity pyramids — the man who steps off the alpha/beta ladder and still sells himself as a winner. Slang Simp Someone who lowers themselves or overspends for romantic attention — usually unreturned — and becomes the joke. Relationship Situationship A bond with couple routine and no couple name — jealousy, overnights, “we,” no sign. Relationship Slow fade Disappearance on a ramp: colder replies, longer delays, until the thread dies without a slammed door. Acronym SMH Shaking my head: disbelief in three letters — disappointment without developing the argument. Psychology Special interest The topic that organises attention, speech and time, especially for autistic people. Sexuality SSC Acronym for safe, sane, consensual: the classic ethical triad of the BDSM scene. Slang Stan An intense fan: defends, streams, tracks — and sometimes attacks — in the name of an idol. Psychology Stimming A repeated movement or sound that regulates the system: rocking, clicking, flapping, repeating a phrase. Relationship Talking stage A phase of messages and dates with no couple name and no exclusivity deal — still the thread, not the house. Acronym TBH To be honest: a warning that candour is coming — a blow or a compliment, often already priced in. Subculture Therian A person who describes a non-human animal identity as part of who they are, not only as a fandom mascot. Psychology Time blindness Difficulty sensing time passing: five minutes and two hours weigh the same until lateness arrives. Acronym TL;DR Too long; didn't read: a summary for whoever refused the text — or a slap of “I didn’t read.” Slang Touch grass An order to leave the screen and touch the physical world — usually mockery of someone chronically online. Psychology Trauma bonding Attachment the cycle feeds: harm, fear, affection, relief — then again. Japanese culture Truck-kun The personified truck that hits the protagonist and opens the isekai. Japanese culture Tsundere A prickly archetype that melts: harsh on the surface and, in layers, affectionate. Slang Unalive A platform euphemism: to kill or to die said in a way the filter might let through. Subculture Visual kei A Japanese scene in which the band's look — makeup, hair, costume — is as central as the sound. Sexuality Voyeurism Arousal from watching someone in intimacy — naked, undressing or having sex — with or without that person’s agreement. Japanese culture Waifu A character (almost always female) treated as a fandom wife: poster, figure, ironic vow. Subculture Weeb A Western slur for the outsider fan nested too deep in anime-Japan. Subculture Yami kawaii Sick cute: a bow, a pill, plastic blood and a smile that does not hide unease. Japanese culture Yandere An archetype whose affection turns into possession: sweet on the surface, a threat when the bond shakes — fiction. Japanese culture Yaoi Stories of romance and sex between men, mostly made by women for women. In Japan today's umbrella is BL. Relationship Zombieing Coming back from ghosting as if the death had not happened: a hi after the silence.