mysophile

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English

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Etymology

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From myso- +‎ -phile.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mysophile (plural mysophiles)

  1. (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.
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