Fixations and affinities that are not erotic: anthropological, sensory, or colloquial.
Fixations and affinities that are not erotic at all: the anthropological and religious sense of 'fetish', collecting and consumer-culture obsessions, sensory pleasures like ASMR, and the colloquial 'fetish' for a hobby or object. Included to map the full breadth of the word.
44 entries
CompositionNon-sexualsingle domain
Entries449.3% of the catalog
Mean index46.5 /100catalog 39.3
Subcategories2424 facets
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Not every fetish is sexual. This category covers the word's other meanings: the anthropological fetish object, the Marxian 'commodity fetish', the collector's and enthusiast's fixations (sneakers, watches, cars, gadgets), sensory pleasures such as ASMR and 'oddly satisfying' textures, and ritual or devotional objects.
These entries are marked non-sexual and are included so the directory reflects the full semantic range of 'fetish', from clinical sexuology to everyday cultural usage.
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Fixations and affinities that are not erotic at all: the anthropological and religious sense of 'fetish', collecting and consumer-culture obsessions, sensory pleasures like ASMR, and the colloquial 'fetish' for a hobby or object. Included to map the full breadth of the word.
How many Non-Sexual Fetishism kinks are there?
KINKSpec catalogues 44 entries under Non-Sexual Fetishism, out of 474 in the full index. Each is defined in clinical language and ranked 0–100 by how common it is.
What is the most common Non-Sexual Fetishism kink?
Foodie Culture ranks highest in this group, scoring 72/100 on the KINKSpec popularity index.
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