"Poképhilia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Probably a back-formation from Poképhile. Analysable as Poké- (pertaining to the Pokémon media franchise) + -philia (abnormal love of something). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Poképhile}} Poképhile, {{con|en|Poké|philia|pos1=pertaining to the Pokémon media franchise|pos2=abnormal love of something}} Poké- (pertaining to the Pokémon media franchise) + -philia (abnormal love of something) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Poképhilia (uncountable)
  1. (fandom slang, rare) Sexual attraction to Pokémon. Tags: rare, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Furry fandom, Paraphilias, Pokémon Synonyms: Pokephilia

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2011 April 2, Calm Gardevoir, Twitter",
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          "ref": "2016 December 8, Ayuminaki, Twitter",
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          "ref": "2018 May 31, AnarchoGamerism, Twitter",
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          "ref": "2020 November 24, GreatLxon, Twitter",
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          "text": "Censoring Poképhilia:\nIn the Japanese version of Gen 4, a book in the Canalave Library says Pokemon and humans used to marry each other. But it was censored in the English version to remove the icky implication.",
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