Locktober

English

Etymology

Blend of lock +‎ October.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /lɒkˈtəʊ.bə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /lɑkˈtoʊ.bəɹ/

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• Rhymes: -əʊbə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: Lock‧to‧ber

Proper noun

Locktober

1. 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 October 25, Key Barrett [pseudonym], “What spending two weeks in a chastity device taught me about my sexuality and my marriage”, in The Independent‎^[1], London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-09:

     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.

   • 2022 October 6, Demeter DeLune, “How to use a chastity cage (on you or your sub)”, in The Daily Dot‎^[2], archived from the original on 2023-08-28:

     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.

   • 2023 September 30, Emell Derra Adolphus, “Locktober: How Giving Up Control of Your Penis Can Set You Free”, in The Daily Beast‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-10-05:

     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

• Kinktober
• No Nut November