In
human sexuality,
kinkiness is any un
conventional sexual practices, concepts or fantasies. The term derives from the idea of a "bend" (cf. a "kink") in one's sexual behaviour, to contrast such behaviour with "straight" or
"vanilla" sexual
mores and proclivities. The term
kink has been claimed by some who practice
sexual fetishism as a term or synonym for their practices, indicating a range of sexual and sexualistic practices from playful to
sexual objectification and certain
paraphilias.