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homeovestism

homeovestism noun: sexual arousal in response to wearing clothing that is typical for one's sex.

Noun

homeovestism (uncountable)

  1. Sexual arousal in response to wearing clothing that is typical for one's sex.
    • Kaplan goes on to define female homeovestites as women who dress in stereotypical ways and whose homeovestism is driven by extreme fear of being perceived as masculine.2001, Shari Benstock, Suzanne Ferriss, editors, Footnotes: On Shoes, Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page 99

Origin of homeovestism

See homeo-; compare transvestism.

Questions about homeovestism

What does homeovestism mean?
Homeovestism means sexual arousal in response to wearing clothing that is typical for one's sex.
What part of speech is homeovestism?
Homeovestism is a noun.

Words near homeovestism in the dictionary

  1. homeotropically
  2. homeotype
  3. homeotypes
  4. homeotypic
  5. homeotypical
  6. homeovestism
  7. homeovestite
  8. homeovestites
  9. homeoviscosity
  10. homeoviscous
  11. homeowner

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