Fetish?? Do you have any??

nolabone

(on men) really long hair or bald with a beard.

ShreddingIt_84

New yellow spongy sponges
I like to lick, bite and munch on them very much!

scare006jack37

Wearing costumes

brentbarrie

What exactly IS a fetish? An obsession? A passion?

Muldactus

fe·tish
noun \ˈfe-tish also ˈfē-\

: a strong and unusual need or desire for something

: a need or desire for an object, body part, or activity for sexual excitement

kayla_who

Men with sideburns
Colin Morgan...celebrity obsessions count as a fetish, right?

SwashBlogger

Only if you use/need them obsessively, particularly in your sex life. Otherwise, I'd call it a "turn on" or preference. I think lots of people play with "fetishy" things, but true fetishists are less common.

Muldactus

Only if you use/need them obsessively, particularly in your sex life. Otherwise, I'd call it a "turn on" or preference. I think lots of people play with "fetishy" things, but true fetishists are less common.

In the alternative lifestyle community, the word is used with a bit more leeway. It's used in reference to objects or ideas that excite sexually and add to the sexual pleasure or thrill. It doesn't necessarily require that the object or idea or action be a NEED.

SwashBlogger

But, you'd agree they should be sexual in nature. Not, "oooooh I like to look at Zac Ephron's abs" or "gee I LOVE to shoppe for cute shoes". Like, who doesn't?

SwashBlogger

also, even in the community, I think it usually refers to things not widely sexualized (example: Saran Wrap)