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toonophilia

toonophilia noun: sexual and/or romantic attraction to cartoon or anime characters.

Noun

toonophilia (uncountable)

  1. Sexual and/or romantic attraction to cartoon or anime characters.
    • Yes, that particular four-parter has a special place in my heart... it was the main root from which my toonophilia, and later my furriness, grew. (Well, more likely the root was already there, and it was the fertilizer.)1996 March 21, Lenester the Badger, “Re: POLL: Best Cartoon w/ furries?”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet)
    • Toonophilia isn't furry fandom, but it can bring people to it, because it's similar to begin with.1999 October 30, Muke Tever, “Re: galen's plushie site becomes today's "Cruel Site of the Day"”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    schediaphilia

Synonyms of toonophilia

Origin of toonophilia

From toon + -o- + -philia.

Questions about toonophilia

What does toonophilia mean?
Toonophilia means sexual and/or romantic attraction to cartoon or anime characters.
What part of speech is toonophilia?
Toonophilia is a noun.

Words near toonophilia in the dictionary

  1. toonies
  2. toonification
  3. toonifications
  4. toonophile
  5. toonophiles
  6. toonophilia
  7. toons
  8. ToonTown
  9. Toontowner
  10. Toontowners
  11. Toonumbar

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