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Sometimes a word that really means "No" is needed, but the actual word "no" isn't available for one reason or another. A "safe word" can be aimed at the person who interacts with you, to underscore that you really need to hit the emergency brake. Or it could be meant for a third party that might come to your aid. Or both. This is especially true in [[BDSM]], where a sub's sobs and pleas for mercy are often meant to convey that they ''do not'' want the dom to stop.
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Of course, any word can be used as a safe word. And the concept is not limited to sexual situations either. Commonly used by undercover operatives of all kinds while wearing a wire or being in a bugged room.
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* Played with in ''[[Callahan's Crosstime Saloon|Callahan's Lady]]'' by Spider Robinson. In the Bower at Lady Sally's (a pretty much anything goes orgy room), there's only one safeword: "No".
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* ''[[The Office]]'': Michael becomes Jan's partner for a period in the third season, but is unnerved by her many fetishes and fondness for roleplay. But he's too much of a wimp to leave her, even when she "forgets" their safe word. Luckily {{spoiler|he manages to by the end of the episode.}}
* Tracy on ''[[30 Rock]]'': "Boundaries are made to be tested. That's why my wife and I stopped using a safe word."
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