Teabagging
Encyclopedia
To tea bag is a slang
term for the act of a man placing his scrotum
in the mouth of a sexual partner or onto the face or head of another person. The practice resembles dipping a tea bag
into a cup of tea when it is done in a repeated in-and-out motion. As a form of non-penetrative sex
, it can be done for its own enjoyment or as foreplay
.
, the scrotum is sensitive and considered to be an erogenous zone
. This makes varying degrees of stimulation an integral part of oral sex
for many men. It is an activity used within the context of BDSM
and male dominance
, with a dominant man tea bagging his submissive partner as a variation of facesitting
or to inflict erotic humiliation
. Although it may be unappealing to some, it does not need to be physically harmful or uncomfortable for the individual performing the oral stimulation.
Its gain in prominence has been attributed to its depiction in the film Pecker
, which was released in 1998
. It has since become popular enough with couples to be discussed during an episode of Sex and the City
. Sex experts have praised various techniques that the performer can use during fellatio
to increase their partner's pleasure. These include gently sucking and tugging on the scrotum and use of lips to ensure minimal contact with their teeth. It has also been recommended as a form of foreplay
or safer sex.
According to columnist Dan Savage
, the person whose scrotum is being stimulated is known as "the teabagger" and "the teabaggee" is the one giving the stimulation: "A teabagger dips sack; a teabaggee receives dipped sack." Sex and relationship experts have varying definitions on how the act is performed. Some consider the act to be as simple as fellatio involving the scrotum. Others consider the position to involve the man squatting over his reclined partner while the testicles are repeatedly raised and lowered into the mouth. Whether or not licking and fondling is considered tea bagging was once debated on the Howard Stern Show.
or bullying incidents with reports including groups holding down victims while the perpetrator "shoved his testicles in [the victim's] face" or puts his "crotch to his head."
Mimicking the act has become popular in multiplayer first person shooter video games. This is executed by the player who just killed an enemy running over to his corpse (if any) and repeatedly crouching in his opponent's face. This is done to humorously imply domination or humiliation. Although considered by some to be bad sportsmanship, its use is widespread throughout amateur and possibly even professional gaming.
In 2009, the right-leaning Tea Party movement
formed in the United States, referencing the Boston Tea Party
for its name. For the adherents of the Tea Party movement, the appellation "teabagger" emerged, prompting puns by politically-opposed commentators and protesters based on its sexual connotation.
Slang
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
term for the act of a man placing his scrotum
Scrotum
In some male mammals the scrotum is a dual-chambered protuberance of skin and muscle containing the testicles and divided by a septum. It is an extension of the perineum, and is located between the penis and anus. In humans and some other mammals, the base of the scrotum becomes covered with curly...
in the mouth of a sexual partner or onto the face or head of another person. The practice resembles dipping a tea bag
Tea bag
A tea bag is a small, porous sealed bag containing tea leaves and used for brewing tea. Tea bags are commonly made of paper, silk or plastic. The bag contains the tea leaves while the tea is brewed, making it easier to dispose of the leaves, and performs the same function as a tea infuser...
into a cup of tea when it is done in a repeated in-and-out motion. As a form of non-penetrative sex
Non-penetrative sex
Non-penetrative sex is sexual activity without vaginal, anal, or oral penetration, as opposed to the penetrative aspects of those activities...
, it can be done for its own enjoyment or as foreplay
Foreplay
In human sexual behavior, foreplay is a set of intimate psychological and physically intimate acts between two or more people meant to create desire for sexual activity and sexual arousal. Either or any of the sexual partners may initiate the foreplay, and they may not be the active partner during...
.
Oral sex
Along with the penisPenis
The penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...
, the scrotum is sensitive and considered to be an erogenous zone
Erogenous zone
An erogenous zone is an area of the human body that has heightened sensitivity, the stimulation of which may result in the production of erotic sensations or sexual excitement.People have erogenous zones all over their bodies, but which areas are more sensitive than others vary...
. This makes varying degrees of stimulation an integral part of oral sex
Oral sex
Oral sex is sexual activity involving the stimulation of the genitalia of a sex partner by the use of the mouth, tongue, teeth or throat. Cunnilingus refers to oral sex performed on females while fellatio refer to oral sex performed on males. Anilingus refers to oral stimulation of a person's anus...
for many men. It is an activity used within the context of BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
and male dominance
Male dominance
Male dominance, or maledom, refers to BDSM activities where the dominant partner is male.Maledom scenarios are common in BDSM fiction, including works such as the Story of O and the works of John Norman and Adrian Hunter...
, with a dominant man tea bagging his submissive partner as a variation of facesitting
Facesitting
Facesitting, also known as queening, is a sexual practice in which one partner sit on or over the other's face, typically to allow or force oral-genital or oral-anal contact. It is common for this position to form part of BDSM, involving dominance and submission, though this need not be the case...
or to inflict erotic humiliation
Erotic humiliation
Erotic humiliation is the consensual use of psychological humiliation in a sexual context, whereby one person gains arousal or erotic excitement from the powerful emotions of being humiliated and demeaned, or of humiliating another; often in conjunction with sexual stimulation of one or both...
. Although it may be unappealing to some, it does not need to be physically harmful or uncomfortable for the individual performing the oral stimulation.
Its gain in prominence has been attributed to its depiction in the film Pecker
Pecker (film)
Pecker is a 1998 comedy-drama film written and directed by John Waters and starring Edward Furlong and Christina Ricci. Like all Waters' films, it was filmed and set in Baltimore; this film in the Hampden neighborhood....
, which was released in 1998
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. It has since become popular enough with couples to be discussed during an episode of Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
. Sex experts have praised various techniques that the performer can use during fellatio
Fellatio
Fellatio is an act of oral stimulation of a male's penis by a sexual partner. It involves the stimulation of the penis by the use of the mouth, tongue, or throat. The person who performs fellatio can be referred to as the giving partner, and the other person is the receiving partner...
to increase their partner's pleasure. These include gently sucking and tugging on the scrotum and use of lips to ensure minimal contact with their teeth. It has also been recommended as a form of foreplay
Foreplay
In human sexual behavior, foreplay is a set of intimate psychological and physically intimate acts between two or more people meant to create desire for sexual activity and sexual arousal. Either or any of the sexual partners may initiate the foreplay, and they may not be the active partner during...
or safer sex.
According to columnist Dan Savage
Dan Savage
Daniel Keenan "Dan" Savage is an American author, media pundit, journalist and newspaper editor. Savage writes the internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column Savage Love. Its tone is frank in its discussion of sexuality, often humorous, and hostile to social conservatives, as in...
, the person whose scrotum is being stimulated is known as "the teabagger" and "the teabaggee" is the one giving the stimulation: "A teabagger dips sack; a teabaggee receives dipped sack." Sex and relationship experts have varying definitions on how the act is performed. Some consider the act to be as simple as fellatio involving the scrotum. Others consider the position to involve the man squatting over his reclined partner while the testicles are repeatedly raised and lowered into the mouth. Whether or not licking and fondling is considered tea bagging was once debated on the Howard Stern Show.
Ridicule
Tea bagging is not always carried out consensually such as when it is done as a practical joke. It has been used during hazingHazing
Hazing is a term used to describe various ritual and other activities involving harassment, abuse or humiliation used as a way of initiating a person into a group....
or bullying incidents with reports including groups holding down victims while the perpetrator "shoved his testicles in [the victim's] face" or puts his "crotch to his head."
Mimicking the act has become popular in multiplayer first person shooter video games. This is executed by the player who just killed an enemy running over to his corpse (if any) and repeatedly crouching in his opponent's face. This is done to humorously imply domination or humiliation. Although considered by some to be bad sportsmanship, its use is widespread throughout amateur and possibly even professional gaming.
In 2009, the right-leaning Tea Party movement
Tea Party movement
The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009...
formed in the United States, referencing the Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a direct action by colonists in Boston, a town in the British colony of Massachusetts, against the British government and the monopolistic East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies...
for its name. For the adherents of the Tea Party movement, the appellation "teabagger" emerged, prompting puns by politically-opposed commentators and protesters based on its sexual connotation.