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Locktober
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English
Etymology
en lock October.
Pronunciation
en /lɒkˈtəʊ.bə/ UK
en /lɑkˈtoʊ.bəɹ/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Locktober.wav US
en əʊbə(ɹ) 3
en Lock to ber
Proper noun
An event or challenge in which the participants wear a chastity cage around their penis for the whole month of October, with the key typically being kept by their partner.
2018-10-25 Key Barrett [pseudonym] What spending two weeks in a chastity device taught me about my sexuality and my marriage https://web.archive.org/web/20220809100235/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/sex-locktober-chastity-belt-bdsm-marriage-relationship-sexuality-penis-a8600906.html It's "Locktober" again, the month where men willingly lock their genitalia up in chastity devices in the hopes of making it "hands-free" for 31 days.
en 2022-10-06 Demeter DeLune How to use a chastity cage (on you or your sub) w:The Daily Dot https://web.archive.org/web/20230828180035/https://www.dailydot.com/pleaser/chastity-cage-guide/ Male chastity describes the act of attaching a device to your cock that prevents you from masturbating or having sex–this can also be done by your lover or Dom/me in service to them or an event like Locktober. Most chastity devices stop you from being able to get an erection. That's half the fun.
en 2023-09-30 Emell Derra Adolphus w:The Daily Beast Locktober: How Giving Up Control of Your Penis Can Set You Free https://web.archive.org/web/20231005180544/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2007/11/why-supreme-court-justices-speeches-are-less-important-than-oral-arguments.html Just as Halloween decorations at CVS have become the harbinger of fall, an uptick in conversations about male chastity can only mean October—or Locktober—is around the corner.
See also
en Kinktober
en No Nut November
en Months