Figging

Figging is the practice of inserting a piece of ginger root into the anus, vagina or male urethra. Originally applied to horses in a practice known as gingering, it now most commonly refers to a practice in BDSM.

The ginger, skinned and often carved into the shape of a butt plug, causes an intense burning sensation and discomfort to the subject.[1]

If the person being figged tightens the muscles of the anus, the sensation becomes more intense.[2] For this reason it is rumored to have been done to wives in the Victorian age to prevent them from clenching during a spanking.[2]

As with butt plugs, there is a danger of the ginger root entering the rectum completely, becoming irretrievable. The chance of this can be reduced by carving a wider base.[3]

Figging...To treat a horse in such a way as to make the animal appear lively, as by putting a piece of ginger into the anus.

Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, 1883.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Mistress Matisse (2006-06-27). "What Does This Mean?". The Stranger. http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=40040. Retrieved 2007-08-14. 
  2. ^ a b Taormino, Tristan. "The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women", 2006. p. 131
  3. ^ "Figging Gone Wrong At Kink.com". Figging: Anal Discipline. http://www.figging.com/2009/11/11/figging-gone-wrong-at-kink-com/. Retrieved 6 July 2011. 
  4. ^ Ogilvie, John. Imperial Dictionary of the English Language, 1883. p. 272

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