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fetish

noun

Excessive or irrational devotion to some activity

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
F
Ends with
H
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
12

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈfɛt.ɪʃ

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noun

  1. Excessive or irrational devotion to some activity

    “Made a fetish of cleanliness”

noun

  1. A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

noun

  1. A form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body

    “Common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear”

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Made a fetish of cleanliness
Common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear

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