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/ˈfediSH/
noun
noun: fetish; plural noun: fetishes
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1.a form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc.“Victorian men developed fetishes focusing on feet, shoes, and boots”
synonyms: fixation, sexual fixation, obsession, compulsion, mania; More weakness, fancy, taste, fascination, craze, fad;idée fixe;informalthing, hang-up“he developed a rubber fetish”-
an excessive and irrational devotion or commitment to a particular thing.“he had a fetish for writing more opinions each year than any other justice”
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2.an inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit.
synonyms: juju, talisman, charm, amulet; More totem, icon, idol, image, effigy, doll, statue, figure, figurine;archaicperiapt“he worshipped an African fetish”
Origin
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).
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1. An object thought to have magical, especially magically sexual, powers 2. A sexual fixation or obsession with a usually non-sexual object. EX. socks, horses …
Fetish may refer to: Contents. 1 Anthropological uses; 2 Sexual; 3 Arts; 4 Business. Anthropological uses[edit]. Fetishism, the attribution of religious or mystical …
Sexual fetishism or erotic fetishism is a sexual fixation on a nonliving object or nongenital body part. The object of interest is called the fetish; the person who has …