autochorissexuality

noun

A sexual orientation characterized by a disconnect between the self and sexual arousal or fantasies, e.g. having sexual fantasies that do not involve oneself, or experiencing arousal without an active desire for partnered sexual activity.

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Meanings

nounautochorissexuality (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA sexual orientation characterized by a disconnect between the self and sexual arousal or fantasies, e.g. having sexual fantasies that do not involve oneself, or experiencing arousal without an active desire for partnered sexual activity.

    I’m sure as a researcher you are aware of autochorissexuality, that is, the lack of oneself in one’s fantasies.

    2019, "Olivia", quoted in Thom Winter-Gray & Nikki Hayfield, "'Can I be a kinky ace?': How asexual people negotiate their experiences of kinks and fetishes", Psychology & Sexuality
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    It is possible that some of our asexual participants are displaying paraphilic interest (including analloeroticism or autochorissexuality), although this should be investigated further in future research.

    2017, Morag A. Yule, Lori A. Brotto, Boris B. Gorzalka, “Sexual Fantasy and Masturbation Among Asexual Individuals: An In-Depth Exploration”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 46, number 1

    Building on Bogaert’s (2012) notion of autochorissexuality, Morag Yule and her colleagues propose a further dimension: subjectivity/non-subjective.

    2017, Paul L. Vasey, “Introduction to the Special Section: The Puzzle of Sexual Orientation: What Is It and How Does It Work?”, in Archives of Sexual Behavior, volume 46

    Synonyms: autochorissexualism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sexual orientation characterized by a disconnect between the self and sexual arousal or fantasies, e.g. having sexual fantasies that do not involve oneself, or experiencing arousal without an active desire for partnered sexual activity.

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Origin

Coined by Anthony Bogaert in 2012, from auto- + χωρίς (khōrís, “without”) + sexuality, for a rough meaning of "without-self-sexuality."

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