Rimming
Meaning
Rimming is performing a rimjob; the most common term for anilingus; the act of orally stimulating one’s anus. Rimming is basically a shortened version of rimjob, both referring to the ring found down below.
Origin
The origin of the term lies in the Latin word Anus, literally meaning ring, while the job part is referring to the person licking it “working the ring”.
Several metaphors have been used in history for one’s pooper hole and the act of licking it has been around even before humans were humans.
Rimming originates from the similar term for the act; rimjob, transforming it into a verb and dismissing the –job ending.
Spread and Usage
We may encounter rimming with a conversation with our friend, with the weird fetishes, when he’s telling the story about him “just rimming that drunk chick the other day, dude.”
While it may hold several health risks to get our mouths to someone else’s exit hole, the sexual instincts are stronger than the survival ones, so most people just can’t care about it. The first Urban Dictionary entry was added about rimming, in 2002, similar to rimjob.
External References
- Cosmopolitan – What is rimming and how do you do it like a pro?
- Healthline – Everything You Need to Know About Rimming (Analingus)
Search Interest