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shineophile

Used to describe someone that is unnaturally attracted to bright shinny objects.
This behavior is not exclusive to humans, it can also be observed in the animal kingdom. Some animals that help to exemplify this are cats, hedgehogs and moles.

Gollum is the quintessential shineophile.
or
Man, Jenny's hedgehog is a shineophile.

by BobLiesmith July 11, 2006