epiplaphilia

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noun

Sexual attraction to furniture; a paraphilia involving sexual arousal from furniture, sometimes specifically furniture designed for sexual purposes.

OriginAncient Greek ἔπιπλα →
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Meanings

nounepiplaphilia (uncountable)
  1. neologismrareuncountableSexual attraction to furniture; a paraphilia involving sexual arousal from furniture, sometimes specifically furniture designed for sexual purposes.

    I am therefore going to name those with a 'furniture sex' paraphilia as engaging in epiplophilia.

    2013 February 3, Mark Griffiths, “Seats of yearning: A brief look at ‘furniture sex’ and the naming of a new paraphilia”, in WordPress

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἔπιπλα“furniture”
  2. Englishepiplaphilia

From Ancient Greek ἔπιπλα (épipla, “furniture”) + -philia. The term was coined by Dr. Mark Griffiths in 2013 as the counterpart to epiplaphobia.

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APA

epiplaphilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiplaphilia

MLA

“epiplaphilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiplaphilia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epiplaphilia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiplaphilia.

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