piquerism

piquerism
 n.— «Psychiatrists have been vying for air time to explain piquerism, the disorder which he is said to suffer. “A piquerist tends to get excited by using an instrument to penetrate his victim, usually from afar,” said one.» —“Overseas news” by Charles Bremner in New York Times (United Kingdom) July 9, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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