Credit: Getty Images / Design by Alex Sandoval Unless you're a member of the kink community, the term and even the concept of a "safe word," might be out of your jurisdiction. Of course, there's the possibility that you may have picked up the phrase and meaning in Fifty Shades of Grey — something my mother so kindly pointed out when she proudly told me she knew what a safe word is. Thanks, mom! But for the uninitiated and/or those who skipped the Fifty Shades trilogy (which, FTR, isn't the best representation of what BDSM is, anyway), there's good news: We have your safe word crib sheet right here.