Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vorarephilia

/ˌvoɹ.ɹə.ɹəˈfɪ.li.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vo-rarephil-ia
IPA: /ˌvoɹ.ɹə.ɹəˈfɪ.li.ə/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paraphilia or fetish in role-playing, involving the devouring of or being devoured by another person or creature.

Uncountable

noun

Sexual cannibalism as a paraphilia.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1998, Karl Xydexx Jorgensen, in alt.fan.furry http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.furry/msg/1a213152a9bb5836?dmode=source&hl=en Ooh, vorarephilia. What's eating me? A big wolfy, prolly. I'm everyone's favorite chew-toy."
"1999, Kevin Alexander Cosmic, in alt.fan.vore http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.vore/msg/b0833972db5377ca?dmode=source&hl=en A place to discuss vorarephilia... Why, I am right on topic here, my kind of place, and not even any competing predators to snatch my prey away while I play with it, harrr harrr harrrr!"
"2004, Cecil Adams, The Straight Dope 2 July https://web.archive.org/web/20080512084711/http://www.straightdope.com/columns/040702.html Vore (short for vorarephilia) is a code word for a sexual interest in things eating other things."

Etymology

From Latin vorare (“to devour”) + -philia.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *gʷerh₃-, voro
Suffix: philia

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌvoɹ.ɹə.ɹəˈfɪ.li.ə/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

voraphilia (alternative) voreaphilia (alternative)

Derived Forms

vore

Frequently Paired Words

vorarephile endosomatophilia inflation macrophilia odaxelagnia stuffing unbirthing soft vore

Synonyms

phagophilia

Rhymes With

pedophilia cilia necrophilia sillier haemophilia philia milia biophilia zoophilia juvenilia kabylia autogynephilia

Questions

How do you pronounce vorarephilia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvoɹ.ɹə.ɹəˈfɪ.li.ə/.
What does vorarephilia mean?: A paraphilia or fetish in role-playing, involving the devouring of or being devoured by another person or creature.
Where does vorarephilia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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