algolagnia

noun
/alɡə(ʊ)ˈlaɡnɪə/UK

Etymology

From German Algolagnie, from Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + λαγνεία (lagneía, “lust”). Equivalent to algo- + -lagnia.

  1. derived from ἄλγος
  2. borrowed from Algolagnie

Definitions

  1. A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain,…

    A physical condition that causes a person to gain sexual pleasure by suffering pain, particularly to erogenous zones.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for algolagnia. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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