homeovestism

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Etymology[edit]

See homeo-; compare transvestism.

Noun[edit]

homeovestism (uncountable)

  1. (psychology) Sexual arousal in response to wearing clothing that is typical for one's sex.
    • 2001, Shari Benstock, Suzanne Ferriss, editors, Footnotes: On Shoes, Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page 99:
      Kaplan goes on to define female homeovestites as women who dress in stereotypical ways and whose homeovestism is driven by extreme fear of being perceived as masculine.

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