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How to pronounce fetish in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fetich, hoodoo, juju, voodoo
Type of good luck charm, charm
Derivation fetishist
Type Words
Synonyms fetich
Type of devotion
Derivation fetishist, fetishize


made a fetish of cleanliness.
Type Words
Type of eros, concupiscence, sexual desire, physical attraction


common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear.

Examples of fetish

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I think I also still have a nun fetish, not sure what that says about my psyche.
From the guardian.co.uk
This success-fetish makes the latest management fashion all the more remarkable.
From the economist.com
There are those who are just interesting, such as the guy with the skull fetish.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Personally, I often even tell girls on the first date that I have a foot fetish.
From the guardian.co.uk
I am aware that there are movies specifically for people with a body hair fetish.
From the independent.co.uk
America's founders, in their wisdom, had no room for today's fetish for mob rule.
From the economist.com
All share a fetish for power-pop melodies and a penchant for upbeat rock flash.
From the freep.com
Since then he has made the pre-cover clip a personal fetish and an office joke.
From the time.com
Unsurprisingly, America's best-selling chair has made a fetish of lumbar support.
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • Juju: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
  • Excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"
  • The Venturi Fu00E9tish is a two-seater electric sports car. It has been produced by Venturi in Monaco since 2006, and the design of the car was done by the Parisian designers Sacha Lakic...
  • Fetish is a compilation album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, released on June 8, 1999.
  • A fetish (derived from the French fu00E9tiche; which comes from the Portuguese feitiu00E7o; and this in turn from Latin facticius, "artificial" and facere, "to make") is an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular, a man-made object that has power over others. Essentially, fetishism is the emic attribution of inherent value or powers to an object.
  • (Fetishes (documentary)) Fetishes is a 1996 documentary by Nick Broomfield filmed at Pandora's Box, one of New York City's most luxurious SM/fetish parlours. The film contains interviews with professional dominatrices and their clients including the New York filmmaker Maria Beatty.
  • Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman. [from the early 17th c.]; Something sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a part of the body which arouses sexual desire or is necessary for one to reach full sexual satisfaction. ...
  • An abnormal attention or attachment