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stigmatophilia

stigmatophilia noun: a paraphilia involving sexual arousal from body modifications such as piercings and tattoos.

Noun

stigmatophilia (uncountable)

  1. A paraphilia involving sexual arousal from body modifications such as piercings and tattoos

Origin of stigmatophilia

From stigma + -philia.

Questions about stigmatophilia

What does stigmatophilia mean?
Stigmatophilia means a paraphilia involving sexual arousal from body modifications such as piercings and tattoos.
What part of speech is stigmatophilia?
Stigmatophilia is a noun.

Words near stigmatophilia in the dictionary

  1. stigmatizer
  2. stigmatizers
  3. stigmatizes
  4. stigmatizing
  5. stigmatoid
  6. stigmatophilia
  7. stigmatophore
  8. stigmatophores
  9. stigmatopleurite
  10. stigmatopleurites
  11. stigmator

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