Blephillia

/blɛˈfɪliə/ noun

Definition

An abnormal or excessive attraction to eyelids, sometimes used as a psychology or fetish term.

Etymology

From Greek blepharon (eyelid) + -philia (love of, attraction to). This neologism combines anatomical terminology with the psychological suffix, a 20th-century creation for describing specific attraction patterns.

Kelly Says

This word is rarely used in clinical settings and shows how creative people can be combining Greek roots to name just about any human interest or attraction—it's linguistically valid but quite niche.

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