fetish

Definition

  • noun: a strong and unusual need or desire for something
  • noun: an object (as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
  • synonyms: baal, juggernaut, amulet

Examples

  • a foot 'fetishist' [=a person who has a foot fetish]

  • He wore a 'fetish' to ward off evil spirits.

  • He has a 'fetish' for secrecy.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You're stunned, I know. Hard to believe, isn't it, that beneath this wrinkled, well-fed exterior... ...there lies a dangerous killing machine with a fetish for Fawkesian masks. That is not funny, Gordon. Yeah, I know. I'm useless without a studio audience. I've seen people go to jail (..)
    2005 V for Vendetta