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What does forniphilia mean?
A paraphilia involving a person being treated as a piece of furniture.
Where does forniphilia come from?
From Old French fornir + -philia, possibly influenced by English furniture. Coined by bondage artist, sculptor and photographer Jeff Gord in 1998.

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