mysophile

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UK/ˈmaɪsəʉfaɪl/

noun

One with a sexual dependency on something soiled or filthy, usually a kind of underwear or feminine products after use.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounmysophile (plural mysophiles)

plural mysophiles

  1. lifestyleOne with a sexual dependency on something soiled or filthy, usually a kind of underwear or feminine products after use.

    Ethel is a mysophile. She derives her gratification from the dirt in which she is living.

    1949, Wilhelm Stekel, Compulsion and Doubt: (Zwang und Zweifel), page 355
    1 more example

    Yes, I am a mysophile. In my imagination I loiter at places where there is filth, mud, and decaying things, places where it stinks. I also wear my underwear until it stinks and becomes very dirty.

    1936, Magnus Hirschfeld, Sexual Anomalies and Perversions: Physical and Psychological Development and Treatment, page 431

Origin

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Chicago

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