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coulrophilia

coulrophilia noun: a paraphilia consisting of sexual attraction to clowns, jesters and mimes.

Noun

coulrophilia (uncountable)

  1. A paraphilia consisting of sexual attraction to clowns, jesters and mimes.
    • If you're charmed by incompetence, that's just another kind of coulrophilia.2010, Monica Drake, Clown Girl: A Novel, page 239
    • This volume of stories covers auto flagellation (self spanking), serviphilia (sexual servitude), agalmatophilia (mannequin sex), microphilia (attraction to small people), knismolagnia (sexual tickling), coulrophilia (clowns), gerontophilia, […]2013, Nika Bella Dea, Bizarre Femdom Fetishes

Origin of coulrophilia

Coined after coulrophobia with -philia.

Questions about coulrophilia

What does coulrophilia mean?
Coulrophilia means a paraphilia consisting of sexual attraction to clowns, jesters and mimes.
What part of speech is coulrophilia?
Coulrophilia is a noun.

Words near coulrophilia in the dictionary

  1. Coulons
  2. coulotte
  3. coulottes
  4. coulrophile
  5. coulrophiles
  6. coulrophilia
  7. coulrophobe
  8. coulrophobes
  9. coulrophobia
  10. Coulsdon
  11. Coulson

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