pillow princess
Pillow princess (noun) means a person, most often a woman in a lesbian or queer context, who likes to receive sexual attention but does not give it in return. Example: “She admitted on the second date that she is a pillow princess.”
How to Use Pillow princess
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who likes being pleasured in bed but does not do much back.
Slang and explicitly sexual; fine in casual and LGBTQ+ conversation, out of place in formal writing.
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She admitted on the second date that she is a _____.
Etymology
A compound of pillow and princess, the image being someone who stays lying down and is waited on.
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Is pillow princess an insult?
It depends entirely on tone. Some people use it as a jab about being selfish in bed, while many others use it as a plain self-description on dating profiles with no negative charge at all.
What is the difference between a pillow princess and a stone top?
A pillow princess only receives. A stone top only gives and prefers not to be touched sexually in return. They describe opposite ends of the same give-and-receive axis, and the two can pair well.
Can a man be a pillow princess?
Yes, the phrase is occasionally used of men and in straight contexts, but it originated and remains most common in lesbian and queer women's slang.