findom

English

Etymology

From fin(ancial) +‎ -dom (domination).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɪnˌdɒm/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɪnˌdɑm/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪndɒm
  • Hyphenation: fin‧dom

Noun

findom (countable and uncountable, plural findoms)

  1. (BDSM, uncountable) Syllabic abbreviation of financial domination
    • 2008, Hardcore mistress, “****DOMINATRIX BUSTS YOUR BALLS WITH A ROCK**** 75162”, in alt.sex.telephone.alt (Usenet):
      This includes public humiliation, findom, blackmail, hardcore cock and ball torture, bloodletting, cutting, edgeplay and so on.
    • 2011, Chris, “I will OWN you”, in alt.sex.femdom (Usenet):
      Your money is much better spent on a FinDom Phone Sex Goddess Taryn.
    • 2014, Helena Shaw, Maxed Out: A New Adult Billionaire Romance, page 17:
      “The kind of domination I'm looking for isn't spankings or boot licking,” Maxwell went on. “As my screen name indicated, the kind of control I'm looking for is something calling[sic] 'findom'. [] I get sexual gratification from having someone, a woman preferably, taking control of my finances and spending my money as she sees fit.
  2. (BDSM, countable) A dominant who practices financial domination.
    Hyponym: findomme

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