TOPOPHILIA

PRONUNCIATION: (top-uh-FIL-ee-uh)

MEANING: noun: The love or the emotional connection to a particular place.

ETYMOLOGY: Coined by the poet John Betjeman (1906-1984), from Greek topo- (place) + -philia (love). Earliest documented use: 1947.
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TYPOPHILIA - unusual fondness of making careless mistakes at the keyboard

TORPOPHILIA - pathological admiration of lethargy and sloth

TOP O' PHILIP - a felt "Robin Hood" hat, often red, with a feather (see illustration)