Green’s Dictionary of Slang

pertaining to sado-masochism; note extrapolation in cit. 1967.

1965		Guild Dict. Homosexual Terms 40: s and m (n., adj.- hyph.): Sadism and Masochism. Used in describing: ‘an S-and-M bar’.
1967		G. Freeman Undergrowth of Lit. (1969) 69: It seems nowadays that the homosexual must be avowedly ‘s’ (American, strong and masculine) or ‘m’ (Dutch boy, servile and humble) if he wants to find new friends.
1975		N.Y. Post 29 Nov. 40: It’s a soft-core film that reduced the S-M sex [...] to a series of anguished facial close-ups.
1987		‘Joe Bob Briggs’ Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In 150: We got the S&M freak guard, Henry Silva, who does pimp and drug work.
1988		P. Califia Macho Sluts 43: She was curious about S/M dynamics between women.
1990		S. Morgan Homeboy 67: Not like those rinkydink toys sold in S&M shops.
1992		D. Jarman diary 17 Aug. Smiling in Slow Motion (2000) 195: The SM club at the Lesbian and Gay Centre.
2000		Guardian Travel 8 Jan. 4: It was a toss up between the spike and leatherette SM bulldog and the poodle in pink tights and tutu.
2000		T. Udo Vatican Bloodbath 72: It was at an S&M shindig in Mayfair.
2010		K. Richards Life 390: [The bedroom] had massive chains hanging from the wall [...] giivng an overall S&M feel.
2023		(con. 1962) J. Ellroy Enchanters 289: [B]oxes stuffed with French ticklers, dildos, and S and M shit.