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{{Short description|Dangerous sexual practice in BDSM}}
{{about|the BDSM practice|the film|Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways|the orgasm control technique|edging (sexual practice)}}
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[[File:Femdom bloody back.jpg|thumb|A submissive man is consoled by his mistress.]]

In [[BDSM]], '''edgeplay''' is a subjective term for activity (sexual or mentally manipulative) that may challenge the conventional [[safe, sane and consensual]] ("SSC") scheme; if one is aware of the risks and consequences and is willing to accept them, then the activity is considered [[risk-aware consensual kink]] ("RACK").

Edgeplay may involve the consequences of potential short or long-term harm or death, exemplified by activities such as breathplay ([[erotic asphyxiation]]), [[fire play]], [[knife play]], [[fear play]], [[temperature play]], [[wax play]], [[Consent in BDSM#Consensual non-consent |consensual non-consent]], and gunplay, as well as the potential increased risk of infection when the possibility of bodily fluid exchange is present, such as with [[cutting]], [[bloodplay]], or [[Bareback (sex)|barebacking]]. [[Urethral sounding]] is also considered edgeplay because of its medical risks.

In the mid-1990s, the [[Living in Leather]] convention did not have discussion on [[ageplay]], [[salirophilia]] or [[Coprophilia|scat]] because, at the time, they were considered too extreme for consensual activity. By 2000, some considered them to be within the scope of edgeplay.<ref>[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9371008/2/Breaking-Blood-on-Alabaster Breaking Blood on Alabaster], written by [https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2669092/Chanse-Lowell Chanse Lowell].</ref>

==See also==
*[[Consent (BDSM)]]
*[[Erotic electrostimulation]]
*[[Genital torture (disambiguation)]]
*[[Limits (BDSM)]]
*[[Predicament bondage]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* Article in Informed Consent [https://web.archive.org/web/20120215100610/http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/dictionary/Edgeplay/ BDSM Dictionary]
* [http://www.edgeplay.co.uk/epwp/educational-resources/ Education section on various Edgeplay techniques]

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