topspace

English

Alternative forms

  • top space, top-space

Etymology

From top (“dominant”) +‎ space (“state of mind”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɒp.speɪs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑp.speɪs/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒpspeɪs
  • Hyphenation: top‧space

Noun

topspace (countable and uncountable, plural topspaces)

  1. (BDSM) The psychological state of the dominant or top during sadomasochistic activity.
    Synonym: domspace
    Coordinate terms: bottomspace, subspace
    • 2001 October 8, Laura Goodwin, “Re: Fantasy role play”, in soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm.femdom‎[1] (Usenet):
      Most of the time I take care of other people, and when I get into topspace I just like to be selfish and "cruel".
    • 2011, Cherise Sinclair, To Command and Collar‎[2], Loose Id, →ISBN:
      He'd been so far into topspace during the scene that he hadn't noticed when the Overseer had arrived, but the cabrón stood there now.
    • 2012, Laci Paige, The Silken Edge‎[3], →ISBN:
      “Topspace, but never subspace. The two are very different. I have to apologize. Now I know what you and Jonathan went through, and I feel closer to you after the experience.”

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