microphilia

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English

Etymology

Blend of micro +‎ philia

Noun

microphilia (uncountable)

  1. A love of trivia or minutiae.
  2. A paraphilia involving attraction to small people.
    • 2006, David Stukas, Biceps Of Death, page 14:
      "This guy's into microphilia — or is it macrophilia? He gets off on being made to feel that he's really small."
    • 2010, Diamond, “Black BBW Goddess Fulfills All Your Giantess Fetish Fantasies”, in alt.sex.telephone.alt (Usenet):
      The giantess fetish, whether it's macrophilia or microphilia, is a pretty unique one. What y'all want is to be made to feel tiny by a bigger, stronger, superior woman.
    • 2016, Paul Johnston, Skeleton Blues:
      'Still, it's true. First we get pygmy hippos blown up, then we come across a dwarf skeleton. Someone's into microphilia.'
  3. A love of tiny objects, microorganisms, or microbiology.

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