A phrase from historical newspaper personal ads, explained with real examples from the archive.
Conventional, without kink. Used for sex, and for people who are not into kink.
| Type | Modern shorthand and terms |
|---|---|
| Category | ENM and kink |
Vanilla came to mean plain or ordinary after the flavor seen as the basic choice. In kink communities it became the word for conventional sex and the people who prefer it. We have not found a reliable date for that sense.
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How this fits into 170 years of personal ad shorthand: From Object Matrimony to LTR: How Personal Ads Learned to Talk in Code.
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