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fetishwear

fetishwear noun: clothing that appeals to a sexual fetish.

Noun

fetishwear (uncountable)

  1. Clothing that appeals to a sexual fetish.
    • In recent seasons fetishwear has found its way onto the catwalk, with vinyl, PVC and lycra featuring among the most unlikely designer offerings.1996, Caryn Franklin, Franklin on fashion
    • 'You're cute,' said the nurse, who was slowly turning coy – her body language altering to that of an eleven-year-old girl, and not one dressed head-to-pointy-toe in fetishwear.2008, Toby Litt, Hospital: A Dream Vision

Origin of fetishwear

From fetish + -wear.

Questions about fetishwear

What does fetishwear mean?
Fetishwear means clothing that appeals to a sexual fetish.
What part of speech is fetishwear?
Fetishwear is a noun.

Words near fetishwear in the dictionary

  1. fetishizes
  2. fetishizing
  3. fetishizings
  4. fetishlike
  5. fetishry
  6. fetishwear
  7. fetishy
  8. fetlock
  9. fetlocked
  10. fetlocks
  11. feto-

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