English
Etymology
etystub
Pronunciation
RP IPA|/�maɪs���faɪl/
Noun
en-noun
- 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, p431
#*: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), p355
#*:Ethel is a mysophile. She derives her gratification from the dirt in which she is living.
Related terms
mysophilia
Category:Greek derivations
Category:Medical
Category:Sexual deviance
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