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epiplaphilia

epiplaphilia noun: sexual attraction to furniture; a paraphilia involving sexual arousal from furniture, sometimes specifically furniture designed for sexual purposes.

Noun

epiplaphilia (uncountable)

  1. (neologism, rare) Sexual attraction to furniture; a paraphilia involving sexual arousal from furniture, sometimes specifically furniture designed for sexual purposes.
    • I am therefore going to name those with a 'furniture sex' paraphilia as engaging in epiplophilia.2013 February 3, Mark Griffiths, “Seats of yearning: A brief look at ‘furniture sex’ and the naming of a new paraphilia”, in WordPress

Origin of epiplaphilia

From Ancient Greek ἔπιπλα (épipla, “furniture”) + -philia. The term was coined by Dr. Mark Griffiths in 2013 as the counterpart to epiplaphobia.

Questions about epiplaphilia

What does epiplaphilia mean?
Epiplaphilia means sexual attraction to furniture; a paraphilia involving sexual arousal from furniture, sometimes specifically furniture designed for sexual purposes.
What part of speech is epiplaphilia?
Epiplaphilia is a noun.

Words near epiplaphilia in the dictionary

  1. epiplakin
  2. epiplakins
  3. epiplankton
  4. epiplanktonic
  5. epiplanktons
  6. epiplaphilia
  7. epiplaphobia
  8. epiplastid
  9. epiplastra
  10. epiplastral
  11. epiplastron

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