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altocalciphilia

altocalciphilia noun: a fetish involving sexual attraction to high-heeled shoes.

Noun

altocalciphilia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) A fetish involving sexual attraction to high-heeled shoes.
    • altocalciphilia […][1954, J[acob] E[dward] Schmidt, Sex Dictionary, and Lexicon of Related Emotions, La Crescenta, Calif.: Hannah Publications, →OCLC, page 84
    • The executive liked to indulge in altocalciphilia and masochism by persuading women to dig their high heels into his chest.2002 February, Rod L. Evans, “altocalciphilia”, in Sexicon: The Ultimate X-Rated Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: Citadel Press, →ISBN, page 11

Origin of altocalciphilia

From Latin altus (“high”) + -o- + Latin calx, calcis (“heel”) + -philia.

Questions about altocalciphilia

What does altocalciphilia mean?
Altocalciphilia means a fetish involving sexual attraction to high-heeled shoes.
What part of speech is altocalciphilia?
Altocalciphilia is a noun.

Words near altocalciphilia in the dictionary

  1. alto-relievos
  2. alto-rilievo
  3. alto-rilievos
  4. Altobelli
  5. Altobellis
  6. altocalciphilia
  7. altocumuli
  8. altocumulus
  9. Altofts
  10. altogether
  11. altogetherness

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