fetish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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. noun a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
    juju; voodoo; hoodoo; fetich.
  3. noun excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
    fetich.
    • made a fetish of cleanliness

WordNet

Fe"tish noun, Fe"tish*ism noun, Fe`tish*is"tic adjective (Also<
  • Fetish
  • Fetishism
  • Fetishistic
)
Definitions
  1. See Fetich, n., Fetichism, n., Fetichistic, a.

Webster 1913