When I was a little baby high school student, I used to do the Living Chessboard at our local Renaissance Faire. We always used âforsoothâ to indicate if someone was actually injured and needed to quickly end a choreographed fight. It was also very useful when doing little street improvisations because if someone tried to stop you, you could say âforsooth good sir, I must leave.â and they knew you couldnât do a scene right then. We all used it in real life too, to say âno reallyâ and it was amazing because there was a word used in a casual setting that meant âIâm not playing, I need you do listen to me.â So if someone tried to pick me up or tickle me, I could say âforsooth stop.â And I was instantly obeyed. I had âforsoothâ long before I learned what a safeword was, and having a non-sexual safeword for everyday use amongst a circle of friends was the best thing ever. It made me feel very safe and listened to, even as a tiny 14 year old. Because letâs be honest, 14 year old me was teeny tiny and adorable and itâs easy to coo at kids when they say âno donât pick me up!â but to have a word that every single person respected to mean âwhatever I say after this MUST be listened toâ was amazing. It gave me a definitive voice when it would have been easy to dismiss me.