Locktober
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /lɒkˈtəʊ.bə/
- (US) IPA(key): /lɑkˈtoʊ.bəɹ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊbə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: Lock‧to‧ber
Proper noun
[edit]Locktober
- An event or challenge in which the participants wear a chastity cage around their penis for the whole month of October, with the key typically being kept by their partner.
- 2018 October 25, Key Barrett [pseudonym], “What spending two weeks in a chastity device taught me about my sexuality and my marriage”, in The Independent[1], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-09:
- It's "Locktober" again, the month where men willingly lock their genitalia up in chastity devices in the hopes of making it "hands-free" for 31 days.
- 2022 October 6, Demeter DeLune, “How to use a chastity cage (on you or your sub)”, in The Daily Dot[2], archived from the original on 2023-08-28:
- Male chastity describes the act of attaching a device to your cock that prevents you from masturbating or having sex–this can also be done by your lover or Dom/me in service to them or an event like Locktober. Most chastity devices stop you from being able to get an erection. That's half the fun.
- 2023 September 30, Emell Derra Adolphus, “Locktober: How Giving Up Control of Your Penis Can Set You Free”, in The Daily Beast[3], archived from the original on 2023-10-05:
- Just as Halloween decorations at CVS have become the harbinger of fall, an uptick in conversations about male chastity can only mean October—or Locktober—is around the corner.