vorarephilia

== English == === Alternative forms === (misspelling) voraphilia, voreaphilia === Etymology === From Latin vorare (“to devour”) +‎ -philia. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌvoɹ.ɹə.ɹəˈfɪ.li.ə/, /voɹˌɹɛ.ɹ(ə)ˈfɪ.li.ə/, /voʊ̯-/ Rhymes: -ɪliə === Noun === vorarephilia (uncountable) A paraphilia or fetish in role-playing, involving the devouring of or being devoured by another person or creature. Coordinate terms: soft vore, hard vore 1998, Karl Xydexx Jorgensen, in alt.fan.furry [1] Ooh, vorarephilia. What's eating me? A big wolfy, prolly. I'm everyone's favorite chew-toy. 1999, Kevin Alexander Cosmic, in alt.fan.vore [2] A place to discuss vorarephilia... Why, I am right on topic here, my kind of place, and not even any competing predators to snatch my prey away while I play with it, harrr harrr harrrr! 2004, Cecil Adams, The Straight Dope 2 July [3] Vore (short for vorarephilia) is a code word for a sexual interest in things eating other things. (proscribed) Sexual cannibalism as a paraphilia. ==== Usage notes ==== Sense 2 for this word has only been observed to be used by people outside of the vore or furry communities, and as such, this usage might likely stem from a misconception of what the word actually means or indicates. ==== Synonyms ==== (very rare) phagophilia ==== Derived terms ==== vore ==== Related terms ==== vorarephile ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====