# What the words mean

## safeword

A word or a signal agreed in advance that stops what is happening, immediately, with no argument and no explanation owed.

Example: They agreed on a word before they started, and a hand signal for when speech was not possible.

What it is not: Not a suggestion and not a negotiation. When it is used, everything stops.

## How each entry is written

Each entry says what the term means on KinkEU, gives one example of how it is used, and says what it is not when it is often confused with something else. A role is never a gender, so no entry says who holds it. An entry explains a word. It is not a guide to doing anything.

## The same words in the app

These are the definitions the app shows when you tap a term. They are written once, so the meaning here and the meaning on a profile are always the same.

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https://kinkeu.com/en/glossary/safeword/