fetish
fet|ish /f'etɪʃ/ (fetishes)
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If someone has a fetish, they have an unusually strong liking or need for a particular object or activity, as a way of getting sexual pleasure.
...rubber and leather fetishes.
...fetish wear for sexual arousal.
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
If you say that someone has a fetish for doing something, you disapprove of the fact that they do it very often or enjoy it very much.
What began as a postwar fetish for sunbathing is rapidly developing into a world health crisis.
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In some cultures, a fetish is an object, especially a carved object, which is considered to have religious importance or magical powers.
1 [N-COUNT] oft n N
If someone has a fetish, they have an unusually strong liking or need for a particular object or activity, as a way of getting sexual pleasure.
...rubber and leather fetishes.
...fetish wear for sexual arousal.
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
If you say that someone has a fetish for doing something, you disapprove of the fact that they do it very often or enjoy it very much.
What began as a postwar fetish for sunbathing is rapidly developing into a world health crisis.
3 [N-COUNT]
In some cultures, a fetish is an object, especially a carved object, which is considered to have religious importance or magical powers.