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pygophilia

/ˌpaɪɡəˈfiː.li.ə/

pygophilia noun: a paraphilia involving sexual attraction to buttocks.

Noun

pygophilia (uncountable)

  1. A paraphilia involving sexual attraction to buttocks.
    • Pygophilia may be, in Mr Melville's phrase, 'an infantile condition', but it is by several months less infantile than the curious obsession with breasts that plays so dominant a role in modern machismo.1975, Kenneth Tynan, The Sound of Two Hands Clapping, Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 194
    • Pygophilia is sexual excitement caused by seeing, touching, or fondling a woman's derrière.2010, Christi Smith Scofield, Ted Scofield, Sexy Slang's Bedroom Challenges: 69 Ways to Spice Up Your Sex Life, Sourcebooks, →ISBN, page 16

Origin of pygophilia

From pygo- + -philia.

Questions about pygophilia

What does pygophilia mean?
Pygophilia means a paraphilia involving sexual attraction to buttocks.
What part of speech is pygophilia?
Pygophilia is a noun.
How do you pronounce pygophilia?
Pygophilia is pronounced /ˌpaɪɡəˈfiː.li.ə/.

Words near pygophilia in the dictionary

  1. pygofers
  2. pygopagi
  3. pygopagus
  4. pygophile
  5. pygophiles
  6. pygophilia
  7. pygophilous
  8. pygophore
  9. pygophores
  10. pygopid
  11. pygopids

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