D&S

American

[dee-uhn-es] / ˈdi ənˈɛs /

Or D and S

abbreviation

dominance and submission: used in reference to role-playing in scenarios of control and obedience, especially in a sexual encounter or relationship.

Etymology

Origin of D&S

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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In 2024, according to the National Science Foundation, about 1 in 3 newly minted economics Ph.D.s in the U.S. were women, a considerably lower share than in other social sciences, business, the humanities and scientific disciplines.

From Salon

Maybe it’s the way the planet ignores these sports for three years and 50 weeks before comically leaning in like we’re all Ph.D.s in lutzes and double cork 1080s.

From The Wall Street Journal

And as you imply, the new chairman of the Fed will have hundreds of Ph.D.s at his beck and call for whatever studies he may desire.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Yeah, but this is Jack D’s share, and it’s not up to what he said!”

From Literature

But how well have the hundreds of Fed Ph.D.s done in the last 20 years?

From The Wall Street Journal

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