Agalmatophilia - becoming excited by statues or mannequins.

Amateur - a scene containing at least one legitimate amateur actor, i.e. someone who has never done adult films for money.

Anal Beads - insertion of anal beads into someone's rear entry.

Anal Erection - a guy maintaining an erection while having his ass fucked.

Anal Fingering - insertion of fingers into a man's anus by another man.

Anal Orgasm - a guy cumming while having his ass fucked.

Anal Reach Around - the top stroke the bottom's dick while fucking his ass.

Anal Sex - a man anally penetrating another man.

Anal Toys - use of sex toys (ranging from dildos to vibrators to less obvious tools) on the anus.

Analingus - a man performing oral sex on another man's anus.

Animal Play - a role-playing exercise in BDSM movies where a dom trains a sub to act like an animal, such as a dog, cat, etc. Nothing to do with beastiality.

Ankle Restraits - a male participant's wrists bound by another male, usually with leather cuffs, typically in a BDSM-themed domination scene.

Asian Men - a scene featuring one or more asian men.

Ass-to-mouth - also known as "A2M" or "ATM". Anal sex followed by fellatio without cleaning in between.

Autofellatio - a male participant performing fellatio on himself, i.e. Ron Jeremy in the good ole days.

Autophagy - fetish for eating one's own skin.

Ball Gag - use of a ball-in-mouth gag restraint (with or without a harness), a la "Pulp Fiction," by a male on another male, usually in a bondage or BDSM scene. Click here for a picture.

Ball Stretching - use of weights or other devices to stretch out a man's scrotum.

Ball Sucking - a significant focus on a male participants having his testicles sucked on or swallowed.

Barely Legal - appealing to a somewhat pedophilic instinct in some of the audience, younger actresses (usually 18-25) are dressed up in schoolgirl outfits and have their hair put up in pigtails to give off a "today is my 18th birthday" illusion.

Baseball Bat - Anal - insertion of a baseball bat into a girl's anus.

Bastinado - Impacting, beating or punishing the soles of the feet, usually in BDSM movies.

Bdsm - Bondage/Domination/Sado-Masochism. Instead of indexing three different fetishes (bondage, domination, S&M), we have grouped them together into one fetish, since when one is present, chances are so are the other two.

Bears - a guy with ample body hair, usually with a stocky build. Variations are Cub (younger bear) or Otter (a slimmer bearish type).

Big Balls - a guy with a larger than normal scrotum.

Bisexuality - situation in which male participants perform sexual acts on both females and other males. The half way mark between straight and gay movies.

Bit Gag - use of a bit gag restraint, a bar running through the mouth (with or without a harness), by a male on another male, usually in a bondage or BDSM scene. Click here for a picture.

Biting - guys biting each other, each on genitals or elsewhere.

Black Men - a scene featuring one or more black men.

Blindfold - On M - a male wearing a blindfold, usually in a BDSM-themed scene.

Blow Bang - a gathering of at least 4 men and only 1 woman. A gangbang, by definition, including either vaginal or anal sex. A blow bang is the same thing, just with the guys only being serviced orally.

Blue Collar Worker - a guy wearing a blue collar worker's clothing or uniform.

Body Hair - a guy with an above average amount of body hair.

Bondage - any use of bondage themes

Boot Licking - licking of a male's boots by another male, usually in a BDSM-themed scene.

Braces - a scene in which a female has braces on her teeth.

Brother-brother - a scene in which two guys are actually brothers, or just playing brothers.

Butt Plug - insertion of a butt plug into a guy.

Candle Wax - dripping of melted candle wax by a male onto another male. Usually found in BDSM-themed domination scenes.

Cat - one participant whipping one (or more than one) participant with a single-tail whip. A single-tail whip is characterized by its short, hard handle, and a single long leather lash. A whip with more leather tresses is a "flogger."

Celebrity - a scene featuring a mainstream celebrity (i.e. Pamela Anderson Lee, Vince Neil)

Chaps - a guy wearing chaps without pants underneath.

Choking - a male choking another male, usually in a rough sex or BDSM-themed scene.

Clubbing - during a blowjob sequence, when a male makes a particular point of smacking the female's face around with his tool.

Cock Ring - a guy wearing a cock ring.

Collar - On M - a male wearing a collar (usually leather), typically by a submissive in a BDSM-themed domination scene.

Cowboy - sexual position in which the bottom male is riding, facing the top male's face, and being penetrated anally.

Creampie - Anal - internal money shot in anal. Must be inserted during ejaculation, not shot into orifice.

Crop - one participant whipping another with a crop, a specific kind of whip. A crop is characterized by its long, firm handle, and a few leather lashes, generally shorter than the handle. A whip with a shorter handle and longer lashes is a "single-tail whip."

Cross-dressing - a man dressing up in women's clothing, either by choice or while being dominated.

Cubs - a younger version of a bear, featuring ample body hair, usually with a stocky build.

Cum Drinking - a little more intense than "swallowing." Is not just females swallowing ejaculate, but generally doing it out of glass, speculum, or other contraption.

Cum Eating - slightly different from "cum drinking." This entails participants licking up ejaculate, wiping it in their mouths, etc. Cum drinking applies to a container or hose filled with the substance being consumed like a beverage. As veteran director Van Damage often asks of aspiring new performers, "Do you feel that you are able to eat cum like candy?"

Cum Smearing - a load getting smeared all over one or more guys after the money shot.

Deep Throating - fellatio that takes the penis in just about, if not all, the way into the mouth and the beginning of the throat. Often causes some gagging and spitting up (drooling). Jeanna Fine's historic performances are textbook examples.

Dendrophilia - a desire to have sex with trees.

Denim - guys wearing denim outfits.

Doggie Style - sexual position in which the bottom male is facing downward, with the top male penetrating the anus from behind.

Domination Themes - generally brutal, punishing domination from a male toward another male.

Double Anal - insertion of two penises simultaneously in the anus.

Double Dildo - Anal - a scene featuring a long, double-ended dildo, generally used to penetrate two women in the anus simultaneously, as they grind toward each other.

Enema - insertion of a rubber hose into the anus, either as a simulation or actually shooting water in.

Exercising - a female participant exercising, such as with weights, a treadmill, an exercise bike, or similar apparati.

Exhibitionism - a scene which takes place in a publicly visible area (anything from a public park to a public bar).

Face Slapping - a male participant slapping around another male during a sex scene.

Facesitting - one or more participants sitting on the faces of either males or other females. Usually found in bondage or female domination movies. The act usually takes place with panties on, and for the most part does not include cunnilingus. It is done primarily as a humiliation act. Also known as "smothering".

Facial Hair - a guy with a beard, mustache, etc.

Facials - female performers taking it on the chin... literally.

Felching - the practice, often in gay movies, of sucking the ejaculate out of the receiving anus.

Fellatio - Kneeling - oral sex performed on a male by another male while the recipient is kneeling.

Fellatio - Laying - oral sex performed on a male by another male while the recipient is laying down.

Fellatio - Sitting - oral sex performed on a male by another male while the recipient is sitting.

Fellatio - Standing - oral sex performed on a male by another male while the recipient is standing.

Fingercuffing - the tamer cousin of double penetration — when a recipient is simultaneously penetrated vaginally or anally while performing fellatio on another male.

Fingercuffing - Anal - the tamer cousin of double penetration — when a recipient is simultaneously penetrated anally while performing fellatio on another male.

Fireman - a guy wearing a fireman's uniform.

Fisting - having all five fingers "out of sight," in the vaginal or anus, with the hand submerged at least up to the wrist.

Fisting - Anal - having all five fingers "out of sight," in the anus, with the hand submerged at least up to the wrist.

Flashing - a major component of the exhibitionism fetish. Basically women showing their breasts in public. You know those "Girls Gone Wild" commercials? That.

Flip-flop - gay sex scene in which each guy participates as both a top and a bottom. Also known as "switch hitting."

Flogging - one participant whipping one (or more than one) participant with a flogger, a specific kind of whip. A flogger is characterized by its hard handle and many leather tresses. With a small number of tresses, the whip is considered a "cat" or "cat tail", not a flogger.

Foamy Beer - OK, this is nasty. Foamy beer is pissing in a someone's mouth, then before they swallows, jizz in their mouth as well. Have them close their mouth without swallowing, shake it up, and the end result looks like... foamy beer. Trademark 2003 Eugene Bickle.

Food Eating - food being eaten by one or more participants.

Food Insertion - food being inserted into one or more participants.

Food Smearing - food being smearing on one or more participants.

Foot Fetish - any foot worship themes.

Foot Massage (on M) - someone getting his feet rubbed. Some would say it's sorta like sticking your tongue in the holiest of holies, others would argue it isn't even in the same sport, let alone the same ballpark.

Foot Worship - any sort of focus or fascination with feet.

Footing - insertion of some or all of a foot into a vagina or anus.

Footjob - a scene in which an performer uses their feet to stroke a guy's penis, sometimes to "fruition."

Formicophilia - being aroused by insects crawling on your genitals.

Fucking Machines - use of mechanized machines to penetrate a guy's anus.

Gagging - deep throating to the max — to the point where the person performing oral is gagging, coughing and drooling excessively.

Gangbang - any scene with at least a four men, and only one woman. For four men and more than one woman, see orgy.

Gapes - an anus expanded to unnormal size for the pleasure of the camera.

Girls - females used as window-dressing during a scene between guys.

Glory Hole - a small hole through a wall in such venues as an adult bookshop, men's room, sex club, etc., through which a guy can insert his penis and have it anonymously pleasured. Generally associated with the gay community. This is the use of such a gimmick in a scene.

Gloves - a female participant wearing gloves during a sex scene.

Hair Pulling - a male participant's hair being pulled by another male, usually in BDSM or rough sex themed scene.

Handjob - a person using their hand to pleasure a guy, independently of fellatio or tittie fucking.

Handjob - To Completion - a person using their hand to pleasure a guy, independently of fellatio or tittie fucking, to the point of ejaculation.

Huge Dicks - male performers with exceptionally large penises.

Huge Toys - use of any toys so large that they really, really should never go into a human orifice.

Ice - use of ice, including melting of cubes on a body, ice dildos, etc.

Infantilism - a more extreme version of barely legal scenes, where the girls are made up to look like young girls, often featuring diapers, pacifiers and the like.

Instructional - a movie produced as a sexual instruction video, such as the "Nina Hartley's Guide To..." series.

Interracial - Am On Wm - an asian man and a white man involved together in a scene.

Interracial - Bm On Am - a black man and an asian man involved together in a scene.

Interracial - Bm On Lm - a black man and a latin man involved together in a scene.

Interracial - Bm On Wm - a black man and a white man involved together in a scene.

Interracial - Lm On Am - a latin man and an asian man involved together in a scene.

Interracial - Lm On Wm - a latin man and a white man involved together in a scene.

Jawbreaker - dental tool used to pry open and keep open jaws. Cinematographers such as Max Hardcore have found a way to use it in porn movies. How about that.

Jock Strap - a guy wearing a jock strap or other athletic undergarments.

Jocks - a guy wearing an athletic uniform or equipment.

Jousting - a participant getting two penises stuffed in his or her mouth at once during a blowjob sequence.

Latex - a participant wearing substantial amounts of latex clothing, usually in a bondage or BDSM scene.

Latin Men - a scene featuring one or more latin men.

Leash - a leash attached around a performer's neck, often in a BDSM scene.

Leather - a participant wearing leather garb, often in a BDSM-themed scene.

Leather Mask - On M - a male wearing a leather bondage mask, a la The Gimp in "Pulp Fiction," generally in a BDSM-themed domination scene.

Male Masturbation - one or more male performers masturbating.

Mannequin - sexual participation by a mannequin. Yes, the Howdy Doody or Charlie McCarthy type. How they rig it up to actually fuck the girls, I have no idea. Generally a creation of the demented mind of Jim Powers.

Mask - a male wearing a mask during a sex scene.

Mature Men - scene featuring older (post-40) guys.

Midget (m) - a scene featuring one or more male "little person."

Military - a guy wearing a military uniform.

Missionary - sexual positon in which a bottom male is lying on their back and the top male is mounting from above, facing them, and penetrating the anus.

Multiple Pops - a scene in which the guy ejaculates more than once in a short period of time. Usually Tyce Bune and John West are the perpetrators of such an act. Praise the little blue pill.

Muscle Men - a bodybuilder type of guy.

Mutual Handjobs - two or more guys pleasuring each other manually at the same time.

Mutual Masturbation - two or more performers masturbating simultaneously, without any contact between them.

Necrophilia (staged) - M - a male participant pretending to be dead during sex.

Nipple Tortune > Tugging/pulling - a male's nipples being pulled or tugged on harshly by another male, usually in a BDSM-themed scene.

Nipple Torture > Biting - a male's nipples being bitten harshly by another male, usually in a BDSM-themed scene.

Nipple Torture > Clothespins - a variety of nipple torture where a male uses clothespins on another male, usually in a BDSM-themed scene.

Nipple Torture > Nipple Clamps - nipple clamps attached to a male's nipples by another male, usually in a BDSM-themed scene.

Non-consensual - in the real world, it is a synonym for "rape," but in the adult film world, since all actors are voluntarily performing, that term is not accurate. Non-consensual merely describes a scene in which one or more actors shows an initial unwillingness to participate in sex acts.

O-ring Gag - use of an o-ring gag restraint, by a male on a male, usually in a bondage or BDSM scene. Click here for a picture.

Object Insertion - insertion of any object other than a body part or sex toy into a vagina or anus. For example, vegetables, bottles, sports equipment, etc.

Oculolinctus - Fetish for licking someone else's eyeballs.

Old And Young - older guys and younger guys involved in the same scene.

Orgy - any scene with six or more people in the scene, at least two of which are females.

Otters - a slimmer version of a bear, featuring ample body hair, but without the stocky build of a bear or cub.

Paddle - one participant spanking another with a paddle, a specific kind of whip. A paddle is characterized by its flat, typically oar-shaped design, and is usually made from leather.

Penis Torture - harsh 'playing' with a guy's penis or other genetalia, often including binding it (with leather straps) or rope) or smacking it around.

Penis Torture - Clothespins - a guy's penis getting worked over with the help of clothespins.

Pierced Genitals - a guy with piercings in his penis or scrotum.

Piledriver - sexual position in which the bottom male is on his shoulders with his legs thrown back over his head, with the top male standing upright, penetrating the anus from above.

Piss Drinking - a guy pissing in another guy's mouth, usually swallowed.

Pissing (m) - one or more males urinating, often onto another participant. This includes scene in which it is "faked" (usually through use of a hidden tube that sprays colored water).

Point-of-view - a scene legitimately shot point-of-view (POV) where the director, cameraman and male performer are one in the same throughout the entire scene. Don't be fooled by other gonzo where they edit it to create the POV illusion. Real POV is extremely hard to shoot... imagine fucking a girl and keeping the camera super-steady in the process. Check out Anabolic Video's "Perverted Point of View" series for a great example.

Policeman - a guy wearing a policeman's uniform.

Power Tools - use of a power tool as a sex toy, generally an electric drill with a dildo screwed onto it as an attachment.

Reach Around - a guy jerking off another guy from behind.

Reverse Cowboy - sexual position in which the bottom male is riding, facing the top male's feet, and being penetrated anally.

Rough Sex - any combination of hitting, punching, slapping, etc.

Rusty Trombone - a male performer standing up or bent over, receiving analingus from behind from another male, while that male also reaches around to give him a handjob.

Scatulism - one or more actors or actresses defecating (poopin'), often onto another participant.

Shaving - a male having his pubic area shaved on film.

Showering - one or more guys taking a shower.

Side Saddle - sexual position where the bottom male is either laying on his side (like spooning) while the top male is standing up and penetrating the anus straight-on (like missionary).

Sloppy Seconds - one orafice on a girl getting more than one internal pop shot (creampie) in one scene.

Small Dicks - a scene in which one of the men is hung like a, um, hamster.

Smoking - Cigar - a female performer smoking a cigar during a scene.

Smoking - Cigarette - a female performer smoking a cigarette during a scene.

Snowballing - exchange of cum from one mouth to another.

Spanking - a guy spanking the rear end of another guy.

Speculum - a gynecological device used in some sex scenes to keep an orifice spread open, usually just to show off to the camera.

Spitting - participants spitting on each other.

Spooning - sexual position in which both males are lying on their sides facing the same direction, with the top guy penetrating the bottom guy's anus from behind.

Standing Cowboy - sexual position in which both males are standing upright facing each other(chest to chest), with the bottom male generally not touching the ground, and the top male holding him airborne and penetrating him anally.

Standing Doggie Style - sexual position in which both males are standing, with the bottom male bent over and the top male penetrating the anus from behind.

Standing Missionary - sexual position in which both males are standing upright, facing each other, with the bottom male being penetrated anally.

Standing Reverse Cowboy - sexual position in which both males are upright facing chest to back, with the bottom male generally not touching the ground, and the top male holding him airborne by his legs and penetrating him anally.

Straight-to-anal - a boy-girl (or B/B/G etc.) scene where a female participant is anally penetrated without doing vaginal sex first. This is the sign of being a real pro... hence the reason why porners know Chloe is the best.

Strap-on - use of a strap-on dildo, used by a guy to anally penetrate another guy.

Striptease - a female dancing around like a stripper or disrobing in such a manner.

Sunglasses - a female participant wearing sunglasses during a sex scene.

Swallowing - performers swallowing cum.

Swing - bondage toy which is suspended from a ceiling, holding an actor while they participate in sex acts.

Sword Fighting - guys "dueling" with their dicks.

Sybian - use of a motorized sex toy called the Sybian, which resembles a small horseback riding saddle with a dildo coming out of the top.

Tan Lines - a guy with visible tan lines.

Tattooed Men - a guy with a significant number of tattooes.

Teabagging - a bottom laying on his or her back while a male squats over her and drops his scrotum in and out of her mouth (like dipping a teabag into a cup of water, get it?).

Tighty Whiteys - a guy wearing underwear briefs, also known as "tighty whiteys."

Toe Fucking - insertion of a toe into a male's anus by another male.

Toe Sucking - a man sucking the toes of another man.

Train - three or more guys assembled like the cars of a train, links by their penises inserted into the butt of the guy in front of them.

Twinks - a young, slim, hairless guy.

Twins - a scene in which two guys are actually twins.

Uncut - an uncircumcised penis.

Vomiting - a scene in which performers regurgitate and vomit, while other performers get off on watching this.

Voyeurism - non-participants watching others involved in sex acts.

Wrist Restraits - a guy's wrists bound by another guy, usually as part of a BDSM theme.