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= Common terms and acronyms =

During your camming work, you will come across a number of terms hat may be completely new and unfamiliar to you. These may come up in your chat room or from members asking you about your services, for example. We've listed the most commonly used terms and acronyms below:

== A-E ==

ATM/A2M: Ass-to-mouth usually involves something with the ass and mouth. This can be your own fingers or a toy being inserted into your ass, and then you licking them. It could also refer to someone

licking or using their tongue in and around someone's ass.

BA: This stands for beautiful agony, which is a type of show where a cam girl cums, but only her face is shown. Some models also include their breasts and upper body when they film this, but the original “Beautiful Agony” (which originates from a site with the same name), only used the facial expressions.

BDSM: This is an acronym for bondage/discipline/dominance/submission. This includes a vast array of different behaviors and accessories, typically considered kinky and involving various kinds of role play, femdom, submission, or spanking. 

B/G: This is referring to boy/girl, or material that involves both a boy and a girl. It's often used to describe the type of show that is being offered. G/G (girl/girl) or B/B (boy/boy) are also options.

BJ: This refers to a blowjob, which is typically done with a toy. Occasionally, a show with more than one model will have one performed on a person.

C2C: This stands for Cam-to-Cam, and basically means that the cam girl and the client both have their cameras turned on so that they can see each other during a show. 

CEI: Cum Eating Instruction is what the cam girl will often tell the viewer to do with his own cum after he masturbates and reaches orgasm.

DP: This stands for double penetration, which is typically performed with toys—one in the vagina and one in the anus.

== F-K ==

Femdom: This is often a part of BDSM, and stands for female domination. It usually involves the cam girl being a kind of dominatrix who forces her client into submission. It is often done on C2C, as it is more effective this way.

Finsub: This stands for financially submissive, and it refers to someone who likes to be dominated by a model through money. 

GFE: This is the girlfriend experience, and refers to a style of chat or communication that is close to that of an actual bf/gf relationship.

G/G: Refers to girl on girl. Usually used to describe the type of material found in a video or show.

Hitachi: The Hitachi Magic Want is a very popular sex toy that is used for intense clitoral stimulation. It is often used by cam girls during shows because it causes extremely powerful orgasms and can really make for a good show. 

JOI: The model gives her viewer 'jerk off instruction' by telling him, in detail, how to masturbate and climax. This is typically done using C2C.

== L-S ==

Ninja: This refers to someone who is in a chat room but is invisible, and leaves tips so that only the cam girls can see them. The cam girl will usually thank the “Ninja” in the room, without exposing the member name.

PM: Stands for private message.

POV: The Point of View is a type of camera angle where the cam is placed in such a way that it seems as if the cam girl is looking into the user's face, almost like he was actually there with her.
SPH/SCH: These refer to small penis or small cock humiliation. They are sometimes requested by members for models to act out during a show.

Sybian: This is a sex toy used for very intense masturbation. It has a saddle-like structure, along with external elements and controlled vibration speeds. 

== T-Z ==

Troll: This is a person who intentionally tries to upset you by saying weird or offensive statements. Usually, the best policy with trolls is simply to ignore or block them straight away. Arguing with them usually just fires them up even more.

Yellow wall: This is a situation where you get a long stream of tips, without any pause of chat between them. This is originally from the cam site MyFreeCams, where tips were highlighted in yellow in a model's room. 

0/20 or Zero/Twenty: This is also originally from the MyFreeCams site, and stand for o tokens and 20 reward pts. In this kind of situation, the user only bought tokens on a single occasion in order to go to premium. This usually points out the members that are not likely to buy more tokens, and which can be difficult and demanding during a show, usually leaving the model without any tips.