Shrimping

Shrimping is a slang term for sucking or licking a partner's toes for sexual pleasure. It falls under foot fetishism, one of the more common forms of consensual kink. The word appears in gay male sexual slang as well as broader adult subcultures. Like any kink, shrimping is a legitimate form of intimacy when it happens between consenting adults who have talked about what they enjoy. Hygiene and clear communication are part of practicing it comfortably. The term is playful and informal rather than clinical, and it describes a specific act rather than a whole identity or orientation.