Fetishism involves a person having a strong liking or need for a particular object or activity which gives them sexual pleasure and excitement. In psychology, erotic attachment to an inanimate object or a nongenital body part whose real or fantasized presence is necessary for sexual gratification. The object is most commonly some other body part or an article of clothing. From the time of its identification by Sigmund Freud in 1927, fetishism was thought to occur almost exclusively among men, but in the late 20th century that notion was challenged by several new studies. See also fetish
sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)