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Word: Fetish
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (originally denoting an object used by the peoples of West Africa as an amulet or charm): from French fétiche, from Portuguese feitiço ‘charm, sorcery’ (originally an adjective meaning ‘made by art’), from Latin facticius (see factitious)
ˈfɛtɪʃ
a form of sexual desire in which gratification is strongly linked to a particular object or activity or a part of the body other than the sexual organs
Short Definition:form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to to particular object
Examples:- a man with a fetish for surgical masks
- a foot fetish
an inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit.
Short Definition:inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers
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