Cryptophile

Someone who has an attraction or affinity for secrets and the unexplained.

John was up all night reading about UFO and Big Foot sightings, he's such a cryptophile.

by ThePrivateer March 8, 2015

cryptophile

Someone (in this case Martin Heidegger) who loves to use cryptic terminology in philosophy. Linked to "crypto-metaphysics."

cryptophile, cryptophylic:

"What’s at stake in Heidegger’s cryptophilic account of the essence of technology? " -- used by Professor Dana Belu S. Belu in a paper "Panel on Ge-Stell," Heidegger Circle, 2017

by Anna Cullen Wynn March 5, 2017

Cryptophile

A cryptophile is a person very obsessed with cryptocurrency, always talking about it, but actually has no profit to show for it. He posts charts, news on Bitcoin and Alt coins and acts like he knows it all. He's overly obsessed with Crypto and a conversation with them almost 9 times out of 10 does not exclude mentioning cryptocurrency.

Doa was up all day and night posting about Bidao and Bitcoin, what a f*cking cryptophile.

by Mr. Chamos December 24, 2020

cryptophile

one who loves crypts unsketchily

Melissa has this strange obsession with tombs, she's such a cryptophile

by Dezzy <3 March 12, 2008

Cryophile

In biology, a Cryophile is an organism that is able to survive and thrive in areas that have very low temperatures. (Cryo- is a word part meaning cold, while -phile is a word part meaning likes/favors.)

It may also simply refer to a person who just really likes the cold. This trait is common among Canadians, Russians, and people from North Dakota.

Snow Algae is a cryophilic organism.

John Doe often likes to go for walks in the
-20°f North Dakotan weather. His friends call him a cryophile.

by Unlosing Ranger January 5, 2014

Cryptophilia

A strong sexual desire towards cryptids, and other mysterious and dangerous creatures alike.

Person 1: WHY IS MOTHMAN SUCH A HUNK
Person 2: What? do you have cryptophilia or something?

Person 1: I DONT KNOW HE JUST MAKES ME HORNY

by Queen Breezy March 11, 2020

Cryptophobe

A strange kind of technophobe that has been conditioned by the establishment that control web 2.0 into fearing the freedom provided by web 3.0.

There are so many cryptophobes that don't understand how NFTs work, but have been convinced by twitter hot-takes into believing thy are pointless and evil.

by satoshi June 2, 2022