Vorarephilia

Vorarephilia (often shortened to vore) is a sexual fetish and paraphilia where arousal occurs from the idea of being eaten, eating another, observing this process, or by the general process of eating.^[1][2][3] The fantasy most frequently involves the victim being swallowed alive, and may or may not include digestion.^[3] Since the fetish is physically impossible to achieve in real life, it is enjoyed through pictures, stories, videos, and video games.^[4] It may be seen as a variation on macrophilia in some cases, and may also be combined with other fetishes.^[5]

The word vorarephilia is derived from the Latin vorare (to "swallow" or "devour"), which is cognate to Greek βορά (vorá, "food"), and Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, "love").^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Adams, Cecil (2004-07-02). "Eat or be eaten: Is cannibalism a pathology as listed in the DSM-IV?". The Straight Dope. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/040702.html. Retrieved 2007-04-04. 
2. ^ Ågmo, Anders (2007). Functional and dysfunctional sexual behavior: a synthesis of neuroscience and comparative psychology. Academic Press. p. 454. doi:10.1016/B978-012370590-7/50013-X. ISBN 0123705908. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Brundage, Sandy (2002-07-31). "Fetish Confessions". The Wave Magazine 2 (15). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927061721/http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?articleid=22026&pagename=article. Retrieved 2007-04-30. 
4. ^ Brathwaite, Brenda (2007). "Defining sex". Sex in video games. Advances in computer graphics and game development. London: Charles River Media. p. 20. ISBN 1-58450-459-5. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927180711/http://www.charlesriver.com/resrcs/chapters/1584504595_1stChap.pdf. 
5. ^ Ceilán, Cynthia (2008). Weirdly Beloved: Tales of Strange Bedfellows, Odd Couplings, and Love Gone Bad. Globe Pequot. p. 90. ISBN 1599214032. 

Further reading

• Giard, Agnès (2004). Le sexe bizarre: Pratiques érotiques d'aujourd'hui. Paris: Cherche midi. ISBN 2749102863. OCLC 57056543.