vers (adj, n) describes or refers to someone who enjoys both topping and bottoming during sexual encounters

Matt leisurely swiped through profile after profile on Grindr looking for a good vers so he could start his weekend off the right way.

Everyone knows what tops and bottoms are, but fewer people are familiar with those who identify as vers. Shorthand for versatile, it means someone who is comfortable with either lifestyle. A vers can also be known as a “switch” or a “flip fuck.”

Not all LGBTQ people fit neatly into the giving or receiving categories, and vers provides an opportunity not to limit oneself to a single role if they find pleasure in both. In a vers setup, all participants get a turn at being penetrated, and it’s a party for everyone.

Sometimes vers can be used as a modifier, such as when someone calls themselves a versatile top or versatile bottom, indicating that they’re game for either but have a slight preference for one if forced to choose. Meanwhile, a power vers is someone who likes to be dominant regardless of what position they’re taking for the session.

And vers doesn’t always refer to same-sex encounters. It can also be used to describe BDSM scenarios in which a participant wants to take turns being a dominant and submissive.

Those who enjoy the vers lifestyle are celebrated as open, curious and opposed to strict labels. A vers doesn’t believe in the binary of top versus bottom and prefers to live outside of it.