About
Knotting / Take the Knot is a phrase used by both individuals who identify as being sexually attracted to animals as well as members of the furry fandom to describe a person receiving the bulbus glandis at the base of canine’s phallus that swells up upon ejaculation.
Origin
The earliest known use of the phrase in a sexual context was posted on the alternative sex story site, asstr.org, on March 8th 2002.[1]
Spread
On Urban Dictionary an entry was made for “knotting” was made on August 2nd, 2003.[2] A second entry for “the knot” was created on March 29, 2006,[3] and a third for “taking the knot” on April 17th, 2006.[4] On “Tumblr”: there are various posts tagged under “take the knot”,[5] as well as at least two Tumblr blogs dedicated to erotic furry artwork showcasing characters who have a knot.[6][7] On January 26th, 2012, furry electronic music producer, Futret released an album entitled “DON’T EVERPAYMONEYFORTHISALBUM [FORSERIOUS]” which included a song entitled “TAKETHEKNOT [VARKA’S LAMENT]” (shown below).[8]
On furry pornography image board e621 there are various posts tagged under “knot”.[9] On March 19th, 2012, YouTuber MrSuperGeep uploaded an analysis on the “The Legend of Korra”: protagonist Korra, discussing whether or not she could take receive Naga’s “knot” if Naga were a male (shown below). An article discussing “knotting” was posted to Gawker affiliate the news site Jezebel on July 18th, 2014.[10]
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]Alt Sex Stories Text Repository – NSFWThe A List
[2]Urban Dictionary – knotting
[4]Urban Dictionary – taking the knot
[5]Tumblr – NSFWPosts tagged under ‘take the knot’
[6]Tumblr – NSFWKnot Safe for Work
[7]Tumblr – NSFWFun Box of Knots
[8]Ask.fm – NSFWDON’T EVERPAYMONEYFORTHISALBUM [FORSERIOUS]
[9]e621 – NSFWPosts tagged under ‘knot’
[10]Jezebel – ‘Knotting’ Is the Weird Fanfic Sex Trend That Cannot Be Unseen