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JPG:
Jean Paul Gaultier.

jock strap (J/S):
support for genitalia. Item of clothing for athletics/posing.

KY:
water based lubricant used for anal intercourse.

L:
leather, also Latin.

LDU:
leather, denim and uniform.

length, a bit of:
Penis.

limits respected:
agreement between S&M participants, often with safe codeword.

L/L:
leather/Levi's.

load:
unejaculated semen.

loaded gun:
penis before ejaculation.

love muscle:
penis.

lunch:
penis.

lunch box:
male genitalia.

magenta:
interest in armpits.

M:
married. Also, male. In S&M context, masochist or master.

Mary:
gay male. (Effeminate).

master:
dominant partner in sado-masochistic sex.

mauve:
naval fetish.

MBA:
mutually beneficial arrangement, often a marriage to gain legal status.

navy blue:
large penis, nine inches or over. (See Stryker, Jeff.) May indicate a liking for bruising.

nephew:
young male, often sought after by an older man for a small fee/presents.

no fees:
will not pay for services rendered.

no J/O:
no jacking off (not interested in letters from people who receive sexual gratification from letters/phone conversations, without meeting up).

no Pros:
not interested in hearing from male prostitutes.

NS, N/S:
non smoker.

NSP:
non smoker preferred.

NSPBNE:
non smoker preferred but not essential.

no strings:
contact without commitment.

NTL:
no time limit. A term used by sex workers.

no timewasters:
advertisers who are (supposedly) conducting a sincere search tend to use this. It asks people to reply only if meeting the criteria, as a deterrent against voyeurs, practical jokers and prickteasers.

No. 1/2/3/4:
cropped hair, No. 1 being close to shaven.

nuts:
testicles.

O:
oral, (fellatio.) Also, orgasm.

OHAC:
own home and car.

olive:
military interests.

orange:
prepared to do anything, anytime—supposedly.

OTK:
over the knee, an interest in CP.

out:
openly homosexual lifestyle.

OutRage!:
London based queer rights direct action group.

P:
passive.

PA:
photo appreciated.

packet:
male genitalia.

paisley:
interest in boxer shorts.

pecs:
pectoral muscles.

pierced:
body piercings, most commonly found on ears, nipples, eyebrow, scrotum and penis. And labia.

pink:
colour most frequently associated with gay life after gays were forced to wear pink triangles under Nazi regime. [
Hanky code,
pink: dildo interest; dark pink: tit torture.]

pistol:
penis.

playroom:
S&M oriented room invariably equipped with a sling, restraints and tools to administer pain.

plug, to:
anal intercourse.

POC:
person of colour.

Polari:
gay slang.

popcorn:
rhyming slang for horn, erect penis.

poppers:
Amyl or Butyl Nitrate.

P/P:
photo/phone.

prefect:
the passive partner in corporal punishment (CP) scenarios; however, sometimes a prefect can administer.

pricktease:
someone who acts as though s/he wants sex but has no intention of following through with the act.

purple:
piercing interest.

QX:
free gay weekly paper.

Rd:
red hair.

red:
interest in fist fucking.

Dark red:
double fisting.

rent, rent boy:
male prostitute.

R/F:
rear French. Oral-anal contact.

RN:
Royal Navy

rim, to:
to lick/suck anus.

rough trade:
working class/coarse/dangerous male, often heterosexual but permitting some sexual acts such as fellatio.

S:
can mean slave or sadist. (Context is obviously important.)

SA, S/A:
straight acting.

sado-masochism, (S&M):
leather interests, includes domination, degradation, pain.

safe sex/safer sex:
sexual activities that avoid transmission of bodily fluids to prevent sexually transmitted diseases eg, kissing, masturbation, body rubbing, or use of condom for penetrative sex.

scat:
faeces.

scene:
gay scene or sex scenario.

schoolmaster:
dominant partner in corporal punishment scenarios, spanking.

scumbag:
condom. Derogatory expression suggesting depravity.

shaving interests:
interest in shaved bodies, removal of body hair—possibly scalp, too.

shoot, to:
to ejaculate.

sixty nine:
mutual fellatio.

size queen:
gay attracted by penis size.

skin:
skinhead.

skinflicks:
gay porno films/videos—also the name of an explicit American magazine.

slut:
promiscuous gay male.

S&M:
sado-masochism.

smegma:
interest in waxy buildup under unwashed foreskin.

smoke:
invariably marijuana, rather than cigarettes.

snuff movie:
pornographic film in which sexual excitement is linked intimately with torture and final murder of the star/victim.

SOH:
sense of humour. (Helpful if cast in a snuff movie.)

Speedo:
a brand of swimwear, interest in. Other makes are Arena and Head.

SPOC:
seeking person of colour.

stiffy:
erect penis.

Stryker, Jeff:
porn superstar of the late twentieth century. (See Navy blue.)

straight:
heterosexual.

straight-acting:
not flamboyant or obviously gay.

T:
torture.

TBH:
Polari for to be had, desirable.

teddy bear:
interested in touching, cuddling.

Teletext:
a UK television service. Page 394 features contact ads.

tits:
pectoral muscles/nipples, in relation to men.

TLC:
tender loving care.

toilet:
interest in urine, possibly faeces.

tool:
penis.

top man:
active partner in anal intercourse.

toys:
sex aids, implements, tools. (Dildo, nipple clamps, whips, chains etc.)

trade:
non-gay male, often a manual labourer. Permits some sexual acts.

training:
sports variety or, more usually, activities for slaves to endure.

TS:
transsexual.

TT:
tit torture.

TV:
transvestite.

uncle:
older man, invariably seeking a nephew.

uncut (U/cut, U/C):
uncircumcised.

Uniforms:
interest in uniforms.

vanilla:
sex without fetishism, cuddling etc.

verbal:
verbal abuse/humiliation interests.

versatile:
gay who performs a variety of sexual acts.

VGL:
very good-looking.

videos:
interest in pornographic videos.

VWE:
very well endowed. Large penis.

W:
white.

wad:
unejaculated semen.

water sports (WS):
interest in drinking, giving, getting soaked in urine.

wax:
interest in pouring melting wax on to naked flesh. A common form of S&M play.

WE:
well endowed. Large penis.

white:
interest in masturbation, usually mutual masturbation.

WS:
water sports.

XL:
extra large. Usually refers to length of penis when erect. Not always to be believed.

XWE:
extra well endowed.

yellow:
interest in urine. Pale yellow: spit.

Y-fronts:
interest in underwear. Popular brands: Fruit Of The Loom, BVD, Calvin Klein, Jockey and Hom.

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Call Me
by P-P Hartnett

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by Michael Cart

 

P-P Hartnett
grew up in West London. His photography has been featured in
The Sunday Times, ES magazine, The Face, The Independent,
and
Time Out,
and exhibited in New York, Tokyo and London. He has also worked as a teacher of children with special needs. He is currently at work on a second novel and a book of short stories tentatively titled
I Want to Fuck You.

CALL ME
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