English

Alternative forms

• voraphilia, voreaphilia (probably by influence from the clipped form “vore”)

Noun

vorarephilia ‎(uncountable)

1. A paraphilia and fetish in role-playing, involving the devouring of or being devoured by another person or creature—whether alive and whole ("soft vore"), or with gore or killing ("hard vore").
   • 1998, Karl Xydexx Jorgensen, in alt.fan.furry

     Ooh, vorarephilia. What's eating me? A big wolfy, prolly. I'm everyone's favorite chew-toy.

   • 1999, Kevin Alexander Cosmic, in alt.fan.vore

     A place to discuss vorarephilia... Why, I am right on topic here, my kind of place, and not even any competing predators to snatch my prey away while I play with it, harrr harrr harrrr!

   • 2004, Cecil Adams, The Straight Dope 2 July

     Vore (short for vorarephilia) is a code word for a sexual interest in things eating other things.

Synonyms

• vore

See also

• odaxelagnia

Related terms

• vorarephile

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