Guide

Pegging Meaning: What It Involves and How It Appears on Listings

Pegging is a woman penetrating a man anally using a strap-on. The word is ordinary English now rather than trade shorthand, which is why it appears written out on listings rather than abbreviated.

Where the word came from

It was coined by a vote. Dan Savage ran a competition in his column in 2001 to name the act, because English had no word for it, and pegging won. That is genuinely the entire origin, and it explains why the term is barely twenty years old while the act is not.

How it appears on a listing

Usually under domination rather than under the standard services, and that placement tells you something about how it is normally booked.

It sits in the same family as role play and spanking, and it is frequently part of a wider domination booking rather than a standalone request. Some listings file it as strap-on instead, which is the same thing described by the equipment rather than the act.

What a session actually involves

Less theatre than people expect, and more preparation.

Time is the main thing. This is not a fifteen minute item within an hour, and anyone offering it properly will want ninety minutes or more, most of which is unhurried. Rushing it is the single most common reason a first session goes badly.

Equipment is hers. Sizes vary and a competent domme starts at the smaller end regardless of what you asked for. Plenty of lubricant is not optional.

The dynamic is usually, though not always, part of it. Pegging is often booked as much for the reversal as for the act, which is why it lives under domination rather than beside the other services.

Booking it for the first time

Say it is your first time. It changes the pace and nothing else, and every domme would rather know.

Be specific about what appeals, because the range is wide. Someone wanting a gentle, affectionate version and someone wanting a strict one are booking two different hours from two different people, and the listing will not tell you which she does best.

Our piece on booking a first domination session covers the practical side, and what submissive actually describes is worth reading if the vocabulary is new.