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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 foot-fetishist - Podophile? #7250 10/03/00 11:10 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 M Max Quordlepleen OP Carpal Tunnel OP Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 I wonder if there is a single word for someone with a foot fetish. Does podophile sound right, or perhaps even podolater? I am using "pod" after hearing of a paediatrician in Wales whose house was attacked by some who thought the octor was a child molester. Comments, anyone? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: foot-fetishist - Podophile? #7251 10/04/00 12:17 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 347 Melbourne, Australia M Marty enthusiast Marty enthusiast M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 347 Melbourne, Australia who thought the octor was a child molester ...molesting eight kiddies at the same time? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: foot-fetishist - Podophile? #7252 10/04/00 01:56 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Good grief. I've just learned something. There are a hell of a lot (excuse the language) of foot lovers out there. 15,300 pages on Google search alone. And they all seem to be 'nudie' pictures of feet. Well, I'm sure the word will be found in a psycology page somewhere. I the interim I vote for POD people. Kinda says it all doesn't it. (Apologies to tootsie lovers out there ) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: foot-fetishist - Podophile? #7253 10/04/00 10:51 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 460 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia P paulb addict paulb addict P Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 460 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia And perhaps somebody who makes fun of feet is a 'toe-ragger'? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: foot-fetishist - Podophile? #7254 10/04/00 12:11 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC > I wonder if there is a single word for someone with a foot fetish Solemate and archfiend come to mind. Perhaps such a person would be a "pesamist" (pes plus amo). I am a bit pessimistic about that one though. But you have to be careful about "ped" and "paed". Two entirely different words. The first is foot, from pedes, the plural of pes, but paed or ped is from the Greek for children. Orthopaedics (orthopedics to us left continenters) means literally straight children. I think the English spelling is far preferable, since at least in print it is much clearer that paedophile means lover of children rather than lover of feet. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: foot-fetishist - Podophile? #7255 10/04/00 12:22 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta In reply to: Solemate and archfiend A bit corny, don't you think? Incidentally, anyone who can look at a picture of naked feet and say "foot fetishist" four times without tripping themselves up so to speak probably isn't. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: foot-fetishist - Podophile? #7256 10/04/00 12:35 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky A bit corny, don't you think? I'd watch that if I were you. According to paulb union stewards get their silks in a lather over remarks like that. Kernel Shuck would definitely pull your tassel. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: paeds #7257 10/04/00 12:37 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 The story you quote is rather a sad case which happened over the summer. It seems that in the national rage stoked up by newspapers deciding to "name and shame" paedophiles it is now dangerous to have an occupation which includes the letters paed.. http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/child/story/0,7369,361031,00.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: paeds #7258 10/04/00 12:58 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 it is now dangerous to have an occupation which includes the letters paed.. Yes, terrible story. But perhaps the lesson might be about langauge itself. As we can probably all recognise, language (most especially argot) is used at least as much to define the outsider as to communicate in an open manner. Does the use of words based so firmly on ancient Greek continue to make sense in the 21st century? Or is it a case of snob value - perhaps when I get home I shall get a younger perspective if I ask the opinion of my paeds? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: foot-fetishist - Podophile? #7259 10/04/00 02:42 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Got it, I think. After a long and fruitless search on my own, the answer was found on the internet, by another. I called my library's trusty Just Ask line, and was told that foot fetishism is called RETIFISM. It is one of the paraphilias (sexual deviances). So, I guess a foot-fetishist would be a retifist. 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