Terms starting with W

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• Weaponised incompetencePsychology of intimacyDoing a task badly, or claiming you cannot do it, so that someone else ends up taking it over.
• Window periodSTIsThe window period is the time between a possible exposure to an infection and the point when a test can reliably detect it.
• WingmanDating-app slang & abbreviationsA friend who helps you meet people you are interested in, for example by starting conversations or talking you up. The gender-neutral version is wingperson; wingwoman is also common.
• Withdrawal methodContraceptionThe withdrawal method means the penis is pulled out of the vagina before ejaculation in an attempt to prevent pregnancy.
• Withdrawing consentConsent & boundariesWithdrawing consent means stopping or changing your agreement to an activity at any point, including after it has started. Once consent is withdrawn, the activity should stop.
• WLTMDating-app slang & abbreviationsShort for "would like to meet": used in personal ads to introduce the kind of person the writer is looking for.
• WLW and MLMDating-app slang & abbreviationsWLW means "women loving women" and MLM means "men loving men": inclusive umbrella terms for same-gender attraction regardless of the exact label someone uses.
• WSW (women who have sex with women)OrientationsA public-health term for women who have sex with women, regardless of how they identify.
• WYDDating-app slang & abbreviationsShort for "what (are) you doing?": a casual conversation opener that, late at night, often doubles as an invitation to meet up.