(noun) The joy or pleasure derives from squeezing pimples, blackheads, and other sebaceous skin eruptions. From the Greek roots σπυρίς (spyris), meaning 'basket,' something hollow, or 'pimple;' and '-philia,' a love of or a fondness for.
Whilst considered repugnant by some people, spyrophilia is a pleasurable and usually harmless activity for many.
Contrast with 'dermatillomania,' a mental illness related to obsessive-compulsive disorder and which is characterised by repeated picking at one's own skin, resulting in areas of swollen or broken skin and causing significant disruption in one's life.
Whilst considered repugnant by some people, spyrophilia is a pleasurable and usually harmless activity for many.
Contrast with 'dermatillomania,' a mental illness related to obsessive-compulsive disorder and which is characterised by repeated picking at one's own skin, resulting in areas of swollen or broken skin and causing significant disruption in one's life.
Seeing a blackhead forming on Eloise's ear lobe triggered Ron's spyrophilia, and it was all that he could do to restrain himself from reaching over and attempting to pop it!
by The Autumn Mandrake August 15, 2024
noun The act of reading on the toilet. From 'libro-' or 'liber,' the Latin meaning book, and '-latrinism' from "latrina," the Latin for toilet.
Librolatrinism is one of those guilty pleasures to which afficionados rarely admit, given the general public unacceptability of reading on the toilet.
by The Autumn Mandrake August 12, 2024
noun An individual who has a fascination with or an appreciation of sticks, twigs, wands, and similar pieces of wood, especially if they have unique or pleasing forms, textures, and/or colours. From the Greek root 'rhabdos/rhavdos' or 'rhabdi/rhavdi,' a stick, and '-phile,' denoting someone who has a fondness for or a love of.
Alternative spellings: ravdophile, rhavdiphile, ravdiphile. Not to be confused with 'rhabdophile' or its alternative spellings, which allude to one who has a paraphila for corporal punishment.
Alternative spellings: ravdophile, rhavdiphile, ravdiphile. Not to be confused with 'rhabdophile' or its alternative spellings, which allude to one who has a paraphila for corporal punishment.
John was an enthusiastic rhavdophile who thoroughly enjoyed combing the local forests for bent, twisted, and weathered sticks with unusual and pleasing shapes and textures. HIs Labrador Bella was also a keen rhavdophile but her interest was as simple as any stick that she could carry in her mouth!
by The Autumn Mandrake August 09, 2024
(noun) An individual who revels in the sound of rain on a roof. From the Greek roots 'στέγη' (stegi), meaning 'roof;' 'βροχή' (vrochi), meaning 'rain;' and '-philia,' a love of or a fondness for.
There is nothing more soothing for the stegivrochophile than to snuggle under a quilt in bed with a storm blustering outside, sipping a mug of hot chocolate and reading a good book while the rain patters on the roof above and gurgles through the gutters.
by The Autumn Mandrake August 14, 2024
(noun) An individual who revels in the sound of rain on a window. From the Greek roots 'παράθυρο' (parathyro), meaning 'window;' 'βροχή' (vrocho), meaning 'rain;' and '-philia,' a love of or a fondness for.
There is nothing more soothing for the parathyrovrochophile than to snuggle under a quilt on a window seat with a storm blustering outside, sipping a mug of hot chocolate and reading a good book while the rain patters and whispers on the misted glass panes.
by The Autumn Mandrake August 14, 2024
(noun) A fondness for the smell of old books. From the Greek roots 'ἀρχαῖος' (archaios), meaning 'ancient' or 'old;'
'βιβλίον' (biblion), meaning 'book;' 'ὀσμή' (osme), meaning 'smell;' and '-philia,' a love of or a fondness for.
'βιβλίον' (biblion), meaning 'book;' 'ὀσμή' (osme), meaning 'smell;' and '-philia,' a love of or a fondness for.
Diana loved nothing more than those first evocative moments in the morning when walking into the Bodleian Library, where the waft of ancient manuscripts ignited her archaiobibliosmiophilia and fueled her anticipation of hours of reading pleasure.
by The Autumn Mandrake August 14, 2024
noun Someone who reads on the toilet. From 'libro-' or 'liber,' the Latin meaning book, and '-latrinist' from "latrina," the Latin for toilet.
John was notorious amongst his family and friends for being a persistent librolatrinist, often engaging the toilet in his house for hours as he happily read, completely oblivious to the protestations of people queuing outside the door.
by The Autumn Mandrake August 12, 2024