phallophilia

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phallophilia (uncountable)

  1. (sexuality) A sexual attraction to penises.
    Antonym: phallophobia
    • 1972, Samy Mokhtar Abdel Malik, The Conquest of Cosmophobia, Roseneath Scientific Publications, →ISBN, page 314:
      The cosmophobic equivalent of erotic phallophilia (male homosexuality) is erotic phallophobia, that is, the fear of homosexuality, specifically of passive homosexuality, which is closely related to androphobic shame in men.
    • 2011, Ed Sanders, Fug You, Hachette Books, →ISBN:
      Fetta did seem upset and appeared to have a case of phallophobia, commingled, I thought, with a splash of phallophilia because he seemed miffed about instances of exposed male genitalia in some of my publications.
    • 2020, Dominic Pettman, The Humid Condition, Punctum Books, →ISBN, page 44:
      Say hello to a phalanx of fellows whose phallophilia lies fallow on the hollow feather pillow.

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