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Retifism

Retifism
 n.— «Retifism (named after a kinky 18th century French novelist named Nicolas-Edme Rétif) is the term for boot and shoe fetishism (sorry, boots don’t get their own term).» —“Getting the boot” by Josey Vogels Hour (Canada) Nov. 2, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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