Microphilia

//ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈfɪl.i.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A love of trivia or minutiae. uncountable
  2. 2
    A paraphilia involving attraction to small people. uncountable

    ""This guy's into microphilia — or is it macrophilia? He gets off on being made to feel that he's really small.""

  3. 3
    A love of tiny objects, microorganisms, or microbiology. uncountable

Example

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""This guy's into microphilia — or is it macrophilia? He gets off on being made to feel that he's really small.""

Etymology

micro- + -philia

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