Snowballing (sexual practice)
Snowballing or snowdropping[1] is the human sexual practice in which one person takes someone else's semen into his or her mouth and then passes it to the mouth of another, usually through kissing.[2][3][4][5]
History and prevalence
The term was originally used only by gay and bisexual men.[1] Researchers who surveyed over 1,200 gay or bisexual men at New York LGBT community events in 2004 found that around 20% said they had engaged in snowballing at least once.[6] In heterosexual couples, a woman who has performed fellatio may afterwards return the semen to her partner's mouth, mixed with saliva; the couple or other partners may then exchange the fluid several times, causing its volume to increase (hence "snowballing").[4][5] Some heterosexual men are uncomfortable with the practice.[4][5]
In popular culture
- In Kevin Smith's film Clerks, the character Willam Black is nicknamed "Snowball" because he enjoys the practice.[2][3]
Cum swapping
A somewhat similar practice in heterosexual pornography is cum swapping, in which a woman passes semen from her mouth into that of another woman.[7]
See also
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References
- ^ a b Eric Partridge (2007). Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor (ed.). The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge. p. 600. ISBN 9780203962114.
- ^ a b Dalzell, Tom (2006). The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. p. 1807. ISBN 9780415259385. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|editors=ignored (|editor=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Marx, Eve (2004). "Answers to It's all how you say it: sexual slang". What's Your Sexual IQ?. New York: Citadel Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-8065-2610-6. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ a b c Savage, Dan (April 24, 2003). "Snowballing". Savage Love. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ a b c Savage, Dan (October 7, 1999). "Urine Love". Savage Love. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ Grov, Christian; Jeffrey T. Parsons; David S. Bimbi (August 2010). "Sexual Compulsivity and Sexual Risk in Gay and Bisexual Men". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 39 (4). Springer Netherlands: 940–9. doi:10.1007/s10508-009-9483-9. ISSN 1573-2800. PMC 2890042. PMID 19308715.
- ^ Gail Dines (6 August 2010). Pornland: How Porn Has Hijacked Our Sexuality. Beacon Press. p. xxvi. ISBN 978-0-8070-4453-7. Retrieved 11 August 2013.