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Noun: fetish  fe-tish
  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"
     
  2. A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
    - juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetich
     
  3. Excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
    "made a fetish of cleanliness";
    - fetich

Derived forms: fetishes

Type of: charm, concupiscence, devotion, eros, good luck charm, physical attraction, sexual desire

Encyclopedia: Fetish