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Xenophilia Few people will have xenophobia and xenophilia at the same time: the former is dislike or fear of foreigners while the latter is an intense desire to form a very special kind of union with them. Some references made from Metro.co.uk A-Z Have we missed your favourite fetish? Comment…
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WAM Short for Wet and Messy. And as the name suggests, it’s a fetish for getting people wet and messy through the use of food and/or drink – think custard, cream and other messy products. WAM is also known as food play or sploshing. Wedding Fetish A bride may be…
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Vampirism Sexual attraction to vampires, or people pretending to be vampires. Veil fetish Veils are fetishised not just as an item of clothing but what they represent: think burkas, harem veils or bridal veils. Velvet fetish Fetish for velvet clothing or items. The feeling and texture of this material can…
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Uniforms Play that employs uniform clothing such as police, nurse, and student uniforms. These pieces of clothing enhance role playing and allow participating parties to really get into the scene. Upskirt Fetish for viewing up a Woman’s skirt, however doing this in public or filming up a Woman’s skirt without…
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Taphephilia Arousal from being buried alive. It’s best done on a fantasy basis as the real thing can be incredibly dangerous. Technophilia Used to describe people who quite like owning PlayStations and iPhones, but as a sexual paraphilia, it’s when people want to use their vibrating controllers for sexual activity.…
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Sadomasochism The combination of sadism and masochism. The former is when you get turned on by inflicting pain; the latter when you get turned on by receiving it. Salirophilia When you’re aroused by dishevelling or soiling your sexual partner. That might mean covering them in filth, smearing their makeup or…
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Resistance play Resistance play is a very common fantasy, and it’s a subset of what’s known as Rough Body Play or RBP for short. RBP is about a stylised confrontation between a ‘bottom’ and a ‘top’ in which the latter overpowers the former, who’s pretending they don’t want to be…
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Queefing The clear and obvious distinction is that a fart is gas coming out of your butt and queef describes the lil sound of air rushing out of your vagina.” Queening Or facesitting. A sexual practice in which a person sits or hovers over a partner’s face fully clothed, in…
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Paypig A submissive, almost always male, who has consented to financial servitude towards his Mistress. Phallophilia The urge to have sex with men who have unusually large penises. Pecattiphilia Sexual arousal from doing things you believe to be sinful – so if you’re a Christian that might mean any act…
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Objectum Sexuality It’s a strong attraction to specific inanimate objects, and was made famous by Erika Eiffel when she discussed her marriage to the Eiffel Tower. Amanda Liberty has also spoken of her ‘romantic feelings’ for the Statue of Liberty. It appears in fiction, too – Quasimodo loved nothing better than to…
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Nail Fetish The sound of them tapping on a hard surface, the shape of them can send a submissive into overdrive . Narratophilia Where you get off on hearing sexual or pornographic stories or terms, either spoken by a partner or via recorded or live media. The fetish is specifically…
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Macro fetish A close cousin of macrophilia, which is a fetish for giants, macro fetish is a fetish for sexual partners who are much bigger than you – not necessarily giants, but people who are much taller or much heavier than you. Maid training A fetish where a submissive person,…
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Lace fetish This describes sexual interest in or arousal from lace clothing. It’s quite common among cross-dressers – lacy clothes and underwear are seen as hyper-feminine – but it’s by no means limited to that community. The fact that lace is very see-through means it’s common in fetish clothing too.…
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