mysophile
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmaɪsəʉfaɪl/
Noun
[edit]mysophile (plural mysophiles)
- (sexuality) One with a sexual dependency on something soiled or filthy, usually a kind of underwear or feminine products after use.
- 1936, Magnus Hirschfeld, Sexual Anomalies and Perversions: Physical and Psychological Development and Treatment, page 431:
- 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.
- 1949, Wilhelm Stekel, Compulsion and Doubt: (Zwang und Zweifel), page 355:
- Ethel is a mysophile. She derives her gratification from the dirt in which she is living.