mysophile
UK/ˈmaɪsəʉfaɪl/
mysophile noun: one with a sexual dependency on something soiled or filthy, usually a kind of underwear or feminine products after use.
Noun
mysophile (plural mysophiles)
- One with a sexual dependency on something soiled or filthy, usually a kind of underwear or feminine products after use.
- Yes, I am a mysophile. In my imagination I loiter at places where there is filth, mud, and decaying things, places where it stinks. I also wear my underwear until it stinks and becomes very dirty.1936, Magnus Hirschfeld, Sexual Anomalies and Perversions: Physical and Psychological Development and Treatment, page 431
- Ethel is a mysophile. She derives her gratification from the dirt in which she is living.1949, Wilhelm Stekel, Compulsion and Doubt: (Zwang und Zweifel), page 355
Forms of mysophile
| plural | mysophiles |
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Origin of mysophile
From myso- + -phile.
Questions about mysophile
- What does mysophile mean?
- Mysophile means one with a sexual dependency on something soiled or filthy, usually a kind of underwear or feminine products after use.
- What part of speech is mysophile?
- Mysophile is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mysophile?
- Mysophile is pronounced /ˈmaɪsəʉfaɪl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mysophile?
- The plural of mysophile is mysophiles.
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