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The sentence where the bottom actually runs the meeting.

means Someone who takes the controlling, dominant role in a sexual or power dynamic — but does the steering, pacing, and deciding.

from Straightforward Old English stock: 'top' meaning the highest or dominant point, turned into a verb of action with '-ing.' The kink-community sense is a modern, logical extension — top as in on top, in charge, running the show — not a borrowing from anywhere exotic, just English doing what it does best: making a noun into a job description.

myth busted
Tops aren't always physically on top
service topping
dominant who exists to please the bottom
switch
someone who tops and bottoms, situationally
real skill
attentiveness, not aggression, defines good topping
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