"tape gag" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tape gag.wav Forms: tape gags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tape gag (plural tape gags)
  1. (BDSM) A gag with sticky tape placed over the mouth to prevent speech, often as a restraint device to stop the subject from calling for help and keep its wearer silent. Translations (gag with sticky tape placed): Bandknebel [masculine] (German), テープギャグ (tēpu gyagu) (Japanese), 테이프 재갈 (teipeu jaegal) (Korean), mordaça de fita [feminine] (Portuguese), mordaza de cinta [feminine] (Spanish)

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