Dirty talk is the practice of using graphic word imagery to heighten sexual pleasure before and during sexual intercourse. It is commonly a part of foreplay.
Dirty talk can include vivid erotic descriptions, sexual humor, sexual commands and rude words. It may be whispered into a lover's ear, spoken over a telephone, or texted.
When lovers are apart from one another and physical intimacy is impossible, it can be an important aspect of virtual sex, particularly phone sex and cybersex.
Dirty talk is more sexual in nature than pillow talk and tends to precede rather than follow love making.
Sex educators advise talking about sex with a partner beforehand to make sex better and safer.
Famous quotes containing the words dirty and/or talk:
“Here is a dirty book worth reading ... a bawdy which will be very useful to put Wyndham and J.J. into their proper cubby holes; cause Miller is sore and without kinks.”
—Ezra Pound (1885–1972)
“They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience.”
—Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)