Coulrophilia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A paraphilia consisting of sexual attraction to clowns, jesters and mimes. uncountable

    "If you're charmed by incompetence, that's just another kind of coulrophilia."

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"If you're charmed by incompetence, that's just another kind of coulrophilia."

Etymology

Coined after coulrophobia with -philia.

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