#smut words

[claredevee]

Smut dictionary bank (NSFW, 18+)

I’ve been compiling a smutwordlist and other handy tools, so I thought I’d share them in case they’re useful for other smutwriters💜

Tumblr resources:

The Smut Writer’s Dictionary by @maybeeatspaghetti

Smut Thesaurus [18+/NSFW] by @prurientpuddlejumper

smut guide by @iguessweallcrazyithinktho

A list of terms for smut by @thebleedtheory

Writing Smut 101: Overcoming Smut Shame by @slightlyrebelliouswriter23

🌈Is it okay for a straight writer to write smut for lgbtqia characters? Anonymous question answered by @thatspookyagent 🌈

🌈Gender Identity Resource List by @pocunion 🌈

🟡🟤⚫️Praising Beauty Without Fetishizing PoC Anonymous question answered by @writingwithcolor 🟡🟤⚫️

🟡🟤⚫️The skin tone guide part 1 by @writingwithcolor🟡🟤⚫️

🟡🟤⚫️The skin tone guide part 2 by @writingwithcolor🟡🟤⚫️

AO3 guides:

The Ultimate Guide to Writing Smut Fic by QuinnAnderson

The Fic Writer's Guide to Formatting by AnisaAnisa

The Fic Writer's Guide to Writing by AnisaAnisa

External articles/glossaries:

The Sexy Thesaurus 1

The Sexy Thesaurus 2

The Sexy Thesaurus 3

BDSM glossary

Dictionary of Sexual Terms

How to Write Smut

Here’s Your Everything-to-Know Guide on Erogenous Zones

🌈Gay Foreplay 101🌈

🌈Bottoming 101 🌈

🌈Gay Sex 101: A Comprehensive List of Queer Erotic Terms and Their Definitions🌈

🌈How to Write LGBT+ Characters🌈

TW->Thoughts on the Depiction of Rape in Fiction<-TW

Funny/Lighthearted:

70 Weird and Wacky Words for Vagina

A Definitive Ranking of 30 weird (And Funny) Words for Penis

If you have any recommendations please comment so I can include them!💜🤭

Also, please let me know if any of the sources I use are outdated, not working or problematic in any way so I can remove them or replace them💜

Last updated: October 2025

My masterlist

[foldingfittedsheets]

My wife @aorryn47 is reading Kushiel’s Chosen right now. For any unaware the series follows a courtesan/spy and her adventures and it’s very spicy with lots of sex scenes.

As my wife and I have embarked on book writing and two smut scenes currently exist my wife and I are needing to find acceptable words for various genitalia.

“Cock” is my favorite for penis, “phallus” is both of our least favorite. Vagina and labia are trickier as there just isn’t a very good stand in. “Folds” is okay, “clit” is fine, “pussy” made my wife laugh themself sick when I gave up on finding a nicer word.

But my wife has very strong feelings about what they feel the worst option is.

Today I got sent this

[warm-love-darkness]

𝙵𝚕𝚞𝚏𝚏𝚢 𝙻𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝙺𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜

When you forgot to shave & he doesn't care so he is drooling just to tongue fuck that warm cunt of yours.

𝓕𝓵𝓪𝓿𝓸𝓻𝓮𝓭𝓿𝓮𝓲𝓷𝓼 𝓒𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓢𝓲𝓷

[maybeeatspaghetti]

Can I have a smutty dictionary? Or a list of smutty words?

Sure! Now, this is definitely incomplete; these are the ones I use most often. If you have any to add, please do!

“The Smut Writer’s Dictionary”

Arousal/Anticipation

hot

warm

burn

ache

heat

swell

red/pink flush

roil

dizzy

foggy

rush of [heat, for example]

heavy

heady

intoxicating

thick [air/atmosphere]

thrum

ignite

desire

pulse quickened

tempt

tantalizing

throb

excite

prickle

tingle

turn on

What People Look Like

disheveled

blissed out

eyes glazed over

eyes rolled back in head

flushed

sweaty

glistening

mouth open

eyes closed

General Movement

clutch

crawl

slap

swat

smack

nuzzle

fidget

squirm

fast

slow

lift

fold

embrace

melt into/against

bend

shove

wiggle

wriggle

tuck

glide

clenching/unclenching

General Touching

caress

graze

brush

stimulate

flick

massage

skim

drag

shiver

goosebumps

flutter

grope

fondle

pet

pleasure [as in: pleasured himself]

nudge

stroke

feather-light

tease

probe

wander

knead

capture

grip

Kissing/Rimming

suck

bite 

nibble

lick

slide

wet

flick tongue at/against

bite

bury [his face] in

ravish

dip [tongue into]

weave lips together

capture [his] lips

press a kiss against

drop a kiss to [body part]

Noises

grunt

growl

moan

groan

sigh

breath hitching

gasp

sharp intake of breath

exhale

cry

keen

whimper

whine

hoarse

ragged

garbled

strangled

croak

shout

Verbs for Speaking

breathe

whisper

sigh

gasp

groan

moan

grunt

growl

order

snap

spat

cry

murmur

mumble

beg

whimper

whine

croak

Preparation

finger

open [himself] up

work [himself] open

pump [fingers/toy] in and out

spread

shove

slick/slicken

lubed [himself] up

Blow Job

lick

suck

envelop

wet

mouth at [something]

slobber

dripping

flick tongue at/against

blow

drool

Hand Job/Masturbation

pump

twist

squeeze

rub

fondle

cup

stroke

palm

tap

grip

Dry Humping

grind

rub

rock

hump

roll hips together/against

Fucking

push in

press in/against

slide in

breach

pop in

bury [himself] in/into/inside

in to the hilt

penetrate

sink down on

split open

tight

fill

roll

thrust

drive

pound

rock

bounce

buck

slam

meld

frantic

fuse

pace [fast or slow, for example]

clench

grind

Orgasm/Words for Feeling Pleasure

come/cum

climax

peak

topple over

fall over

tumble over

let go

spill

contract

convulse

writhe

quiver

shiver

shudder

shoot

tremble

ejaculate

pulse

pulsate

twitch

arch [his back]

blissed out

spasm

burst

reeling

throb

tremor

ecstasy

swallow

shockwaves

release

spurt

jerk

Taste

tangy

sweet

bitter

salty

Smell

musky

heady

intoxicating

tangy

sweet

Cooldown/Cleanup

sticky

sweaty

glistening

chest heaving

wipe

dab

wash

spent

soften

flagged [as in: his cock flagged]

fulfilled

satisfied

left reeling

cuddle

snuggle

plaster [as in: plastered themselves together OR plastered to each other’s side]

flop around

boneless

limp

Words to Describe Cock

cock

dick

shaft

tip

ridge

hard

firm

glisten

thick

length

red

flushed

engorged

throbbing

quivering

twitching

Words to Describe Feelings/Touches/Movements/Sensations

gentle

soft

rough

hard

fervid 

feverish

fervor

passionate

vulnerable

exposed

sensual

silky

fleeting

prickle

tingle

tender

warm

electric

spark

Misc. Smutty Words and Phrases

with abandon

need

want

overcome

erupt in [goosebumps, for example]

pliant

viscous

erotic

long for

yearn

yield

urge

bloom [as in: color bloomed across his cheeks]

intimate

relax

vigorous

thrill

[melodygatesauthor]

not sure if its the same fic the last anon is talking ab but i just read one last night from startitties ab miguel choking the reader w his biceps and includes him ‘bullying his fat cock into her fluttering hole’ 😵‍💫 my knees got weak just thinking ab it

Nonnie sent it to me, I'm posting their as in a second....I'm gonna read the shit outta this when I get time lol

[mystical-blaise]

So I saw a post pop up on Instagram regarding words people don't want to hear in spicy scenes. From what I can remember, some of the ones mentioned were his/her sex, velvet-wrapped steel, moist, anything flower related, amongst others I can't remember. But others listed other words in the comments: damp, folds, seed, etc.

And look, I get it. Sometimes, smut can be laughable and sometimes that's the intent. I have my own list of words that are cringey to read and I definitely avoid writing. And Sarah definitely used some in ACOSF I don't like.

But there are other people that say why not use the actual words for the anatomy?

Here's the thing; writing smut is not easy. It's choreography as well as dialogue. And you have to keep things in mind:

- does this sound like a procedural cop drama if I'm using words like vagina, penis, labia, vulva, etc? I've found in most cases, yes. Plus, it can take you out of the romance quick.

- would a character use the phrase when thinking about their own body?

- Would a character say it? Some characters will be more crass with what they are saying and thinking than others, make it female. The words used have to fit the voice of the character. I find I go more (sex, core, member) when you're in the mind of a person who is less experienced or shy and more dirty in the dialogue in general.

- Has a word been overused? There's a reason people use damp, soaked, etc because you can't use wet and/or ready every single time. There's a thesaurus and there are even sexy thesauruses that some publishers provide for their writers to use.

- Not all scenes have to be full of romance but you still have to keep emotions in mind. Description of the movements is one thing, but you have to keep in the person's head. What are they thinking? Is it so good they can't? Are they happy? Sad? I try to keep these scenes in a ratio of emotion to motion: 75/25, 50/50, 25/75.

And I mean, I'm not knocking anyone for their likes/dislikes. (I hate the word moist and I can't use seed 😅), but just know there's a lot between the purple prose of 1980s romances and using the nouns of specific anatomy parts. And kudos to everyone who writes smut and really puts themselves out there. 👍

[isitkpop]

ooh, could you please do ‘loving’ with Junhee?

Yay! A loving Junhee coming up!

Junhee loves you and loves to show off his love for you in many ways. But…his favorite has to be when he is especially showing you how much you mean to him.

He gently laid you down on your shared bed as he softly kissed you. He felt your arms wrap around his neck and pull him closer to you to deepen the kiss. He couldn’t help but smile at your small action that aroused him more.

He was so loving towards you. Especially in this moment. Gentle and pleasurable and…addicting. His hands ghosted over your skin as he marked your body. He smirked when he heard you suck in your breath every time he bit down onto your skin. Those moans and groans from you let’s him know that you’re real and not a hallucination.

He perked up when you cupped his cheeks in your palms and made him look at you. He stared into your deep eyes and he smiled as he leaned up to kiss you again as he heard you say his favorite words to him. “I love you Junhee.”

He parted and leaned his forehead against yours. “I love you too Y/n.” This is his happiness. He loved you so much. He can’t imagine doing this intimate action with anyone else now and this will be set in stone very soon.

[isitkpop]

Could I have j-hope and "amourous"? :D

Alright! A needy Hobi coming up! Just in case if you’re wandering what Amorous means…

Amorous - showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire.

Hoseok never had a hard time letting people know how he felt. That’s just how he was and you loved him for it and he was thankful for accepting his amazing self.

Now, you’ve became immune though. So, when Hoseok came home in a really good mood and want some intimate time with you, you didn’t really notice. But Hoseok knows that he has done it so many times that you have gotten used to his intentions and just made it normal and kind of forget about it.

Hoseok likes to talk his intentions to you before actually taking actions with anything. “Y/n…please? I’m in a really good mood and we haven’t done anything with each other for awhile now.”

“What are you talking about? We went on a date the other day Hobi.” Hoseok knows that you’ve became oblivious. Which made him change up his tactics one day.

“Babe. Come and make me feel good and I will do the same to you.” But Hoseok knows that you don’t mean to not understand his meanings. He understands that you have gotten used to his tactics. But going blunt has to be his favorite now because watching you blush is the best look on you.