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sado-masochism (n.)
also sadomasochism, "coexistence of sadism and masochism in the same person," 1916, from combining form of sadism + masochism. The abbreviation S & M is attested by 1965. An earlier word for sexualities that focused on violence (not quite the same thing) was algolagnia.
updated on November 04, 2021
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