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- adjective Of or relating to
sadomasochism orsadomasochists .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to sadomasochism
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Examples
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An undergrad professor came thisclose to ruining this book for me, thanks to his obsession with what he termed the sadomasochistic qualities of Jane and Rochester.
Archive 2007-09-01 Doppelganger 2007
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An undergrad professor came thisclose to ruining this book for me, thanks to his obsession with what he termed the sadomasochistic qualities of Jane and Rochester.
A Midsummer Doppelganger 2007
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In this case, the appellant had objected to the introduction of photos of himself and the deceased engaged in sadomasochistic activities.
'Trivial Complaints:' The Role of Privacy in Domestic Violence Law and Activism in the U.S. 2008
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Foucault's interest in sadomasochistic practices in order either to defend or to discredit his work, and he criticizes me for letting liberal critics "off the hook by creating the authentic connection of a hagiography that excludes them from the possibility of comprehending."
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Giving Tree, OTOH... at the age of 6 I learned the word "sadomasochistic," though I didn't find out what my mom meant by that until I was much older.
Sweet Reading Sweets 2010
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It sounds more like some kind of sadomasochistic desire, assuming it's to be taken literally at all.
Musical rorschach Kylopod 2008
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It sounds more like some kind of sadomasochistic desire, assuming it's to be taken literally at all.
Archive 2008-06-01 Kylopod 2008
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He said that during the April 19 encounter, they did engage in 'sadomasochistic' sexual behavior, involving 'spankings and whippings with a belt,' but he said that there was 'no coercion of any kind' and that it was entirely voluntary on her part.
I love Jenny Davidson 2005
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He said that during the April 19 encounter, they did engage in 'sadomasochistic' sexual behavior, involving 'spankings and whippings with a belt,' but he said that there was 'no coercion of any kind' and that it was entirely voluntary on her part.
Archive 2005-04-01 Jenny Davidson 2005
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Lady Gaga is the quintessential 2011 pop star: her records are a winning mixture of electro-pop with contemporary R&B touches, and her subject matter feeds into the media's self-obsession on the nature of fame and the devouring, if not sadomasochistic, nature of 21st-century celebrity.
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