15 Sex Fetishes you need to discover.

Curious about fetish sex? Read our list of fetishes for your bedtime inspiration.

People feel many things about sexual fetishes - from intrigue to fear. But sexual fetishes are, to many people, the great unknown. Today there are lots of people who have some kind of sexual fetish or engage in fetish sex, but not many dare to reveal it. Our list of fetishes answers all your questions about fetish sex. 

Ready to explore the darkness? Read on!

Fetish: meaning and definition.

If you’re confused about the meaning of a fetish, you’re not alone. A fetish is a behavioural trait which involves erotic excitement or fascination towards something unusual, which could be an object or a situation. A fetish object can be a specific item or part of the body.

A fetish object is something that a person admires so much that, when they interact with it, they are sexually aroused and feel sexual pleasure. If someone has a fetish for a situation or feeling (like the feeling of powerlessness), it means they get sexual pleasure from this feeling (think: BDSM).

Sexual fetishes are diverse, as are the levels of arousal and fascination felt towards fetish objects and situations Some people think fetish sex is weird, strange or harmful. But these people don’t understand the true meaning of a fetish!

As long as an individual’s daily life is conducted normally without the fetish interfering in a negative way, fetishes are completely healthy and normal. They are simply one more manifestation of sexuality.

What kinds of fetishes exist?

Within sexuality, there is a wide range of factors that lead to the existence of very diverse fetishes and fetish sex practices.

It is normal to have heard about some of the most common fetishes, such as foot fetishism or the fetish of worn-out panties - our speciality. But there is much more to discover.

Now that you are fully informed about the meaning of a fetish, we are here to take you on a fetish journey. We have created a list of 15 fetishes, some familiar and others strange, that will allow you to know more about the meaning of fetishes and what fetish sex involves. Let our list of fetishes inspire you!

The ultimate list of fetishes.

1- Burusera.

Of course, the first thing we want to include on our list of fetishes is the worn-out panty fetish. Panty.com is a platform built around this fetish. As our extensive community shows, it is a very popular fetish. And every day more and more people are using worn panties in their sex-lives.

Burusera focuses on used underwear. Most used panty fetishists argue that reasons behind the fetish center around the smell of the garment. This scent varies depending on the person and the period of time the underwear has been worn.

2- BDSM.

The term BDSM stands for various sexual practices: Bondage, Domination, Submission, and Masochism. BDSM is a term that encompasses several fetish sex practices and many people involve BDSM in their life to the extent that it becomes a way of living.

BDSM always involves role-playing. This takes place only when all parties agree to it and the activity is consensual. Thus, although BDSM sessions can be physically risky, depending on the specific activities people choose to do, they have always been agreed upon by the people involved beforehand.

The games of discipline and submission always involve role-playing in which one person takes on the dominant role and has power over the submissive person. In these games, there is always a safe word that an individual can use when they are uncomfortable or unhappy. This safe word will make the session or domination stop instantly.

BDSM does not always have to be this way. And it is not always extreme, or violent! A simple game of submission in bed with a partner, which could involve light choking, or just one person taking the reigns sexually, would already be within this fetish sex category. That’s why BDSM is one of the most regularly practised forms of fetish sex, and why it earned a place in our ultimate list of fetishes.

3- Aquatics.

Even if you thought you already knew everything about fetishes, there is one that many people have, but did not know was a fetish... This is Aquatics, and it involves excitement from having sex in water.

Aquatics as a fetish not only involves actual sexual interaction but the excitement of being in the water with another person. The games in the water, the movement of the body, the kisses under the water... It looks like an American TV series, but no, it is one of the most common forms of sex. And if this kind of sex doesn’t remind you of that long hot summer all those years ago, well… you’ve missed out.

Aquatics fetishists confirm that not only are they excited by having sex in water, but they also get excitement and gratification from seeing their partner in a pool or the sea and looking wet after sexual interaction.

4- Catsuits.

Catsuits could be included or used within other fetish sex practices such as BDSM or latex, but a catsuit is itself a fetish symbol.

Perhaps superheroes have had a hand in this fetish. When we talk about catsuits we cannot help but remember Catwoman, that is, Halle Berry, in a sexy black catsuit and heels. Or maybe you remember Britney Spears’ notoriously sexy red catsuit in her video "Oops, I did it again".

Many other singers have made use of this suggestive garment, and although it leaves little to be desired, you don't have to be explicit to be suggestive.

5- Tickling.

How many times have you had to ask someone to stop tickling you because you couldn't stand it anymore? And how many times have you asked them to keep tickling your arm or neck because you were feeling relaxed, satisfied, or, perhaps, aroused?

So, how about we talk about the tickling of feet? The tickling fetish centres around the enjoyment an individual feels from tickling another person's feet, causing, sometimes, an unbearable sensation - this depends on the person. That's why in this fetish, domination and submission also play a role.

The person doing the tickling dominates over the person being tickled. It is because of this game of domination that some people classify this practice within the category of BDSM. However, for others, it is too light a practice to be put on this spectrum.

The tickle fetish also plays on the body's reactions and on laughter, because although the feet are the basis of this fetish, ideally the whole body is tickled. For the person being tickled, pleasure can arise from the feeling of being totally submissive to the person doing the tickling.

6- Latex fetishism.

Although it has a part related to the catsuit fetish, within latex fetishism is a whole world of possibilities. There is no clear theory about why this fetish exists, or whether or not the people who practice it have similar reasons for enjoying latex. Nonetheless, for those with a latex fetish, this garment is like a second skin.

Latex clothing is usually used to cover the entire body. Even the face will be covered with masks or glasses. A second skin of latex allows you to have the same capacity for movement while protecting and isolating you from the outside. Latex generates a constant pressure on the skin of the person wearing it, and for someone with a latex fetish, this pressure is pleasurable and arousing.

For some people, not only the pressure of the latex but also the smell of it is a stimulus that makes wearing latex even more erotic.

Finally, the pressure of the latex on the body makes this also seen as an element of bondage. Furthermore, although some people do not like to wear clothes that cover their whole body, many people are aroused by smaller items such as latex underwear. This could be due to the fact that, visually, latex is a material that emits sensuality.

7- Foot fetishism.

Another of our great passions. How many times have you heard of foot fetishism? It must be included on any list of fetishes. Foot fetishists can become sexually aroused by seeing, smelling, licking, touching, massaging or kissing other people's feet.

While there are many theories as to why this fetish exists, no clear conclusion has yet been reached. This fetish tends to occur more in men. But this belief could stem from the fact that most of the studies that have taken place have looked at just men with a foot fetish, not women.

While other fetishes are enjoyed more privately, the foot fetish is one of the most openly talked about fetishes. Film director Quentin Tarantino is an outspoken foot fetishist, and it is common to see this body part in his films. Remember Uma Thurman dancing barefoot in Pulp Fiction? Pure fetish.

8 - Footwear fetishism or reflexology.

In order to speak in-depth about foot fetishism, we cannot ignore the shoe fetish. Many foot lovers are also shoe lovers. In other words, they love seeing and holding women's feet in shoes, especially sandals or high heels.

This excitement has a special focus on heels because they are a garment associated with femininity. That is why many men are not only attracted to but sexually excited by women's heels. The fixation is such that not only can they become aroused but they can even have an orgasm by observing or using these shoes in their fetish sexual practices.

9- No hair down there!

This fetish is nothing more than excitement over a lack of pubic hair. It is displayed by the many people who ask their partners (both men and women) to make their genitalia totally bald. Depending on what generation you grew up on, you might be surprised to find this on our list of fetishes. Pubic hair has been famously in and out of fashion in recent decades.

While in other cultures pubic hair is seen as a symbol of excitement and sensuality, in our culture people who have this fetish not only enjoy seeing the other person without hair but also prefer to keep themselves hairless.

There is not much information about this sexual fetish. However, it may come from certain cultural trends, ideas and preferences individuals have when it comes to hygiene and health.

10- Dendrophilia.

How far can your love of nature go? Dendrophilia is getting sexual excitement from trees and plants. This fetish is also related to the using of vegetables for masturbation. Was there a cucumber, carrot or some other phallic-shaped fruit in your last sexual game?

You may be a dendrophiliac if you have used any of these items for vaginal or anal masturbation.

Some men even use tree holes for masturbation. It is believed that this fetish begins with a feeling of connection with nature, and these feelings lead to ones of arousal and sexual pleasure. When some people think the meaning of a fetish is something weird or unusual. This fetish might fit the bill.

11- Gerontophilia.

How many times have you noticed that mature man or woman you pass by every day on your commute? If you get excited about people who are much older than you, it's called gerontophilia. You can now put a name to your excitement.

Gerontophilia can come from feeling attracted to the maturity, intelligence, or experience of older people, who may symbolise security and comfort.

Attraction towards an extremely old man is called Alfamegamia and for an extremely old woman, Matronolagnia.

12- Hierophilia.

Hierophilia is the receiving of sexual pleasure from sacred or religious objects. What for some may be a cult object, for others becomes something to include in their fetish sex games. It should be noted that the variety of religious objects is very varied throughout the world.

Hierophiliacs get excited about wearing religious objects during sex or having their partners wear them. And the pleasure does not end there. Hierophilia can also involve sexual excitement from temples or sacred places, from being in a confessional or even from people associated with religion, such as monks, priests or nuns.

People with this fetish try to involve religion in some way into their sexual experiences.

13 - Trichophilia or hair fetishism.

How many times have you been attracted to your partner's hair? You may already have the answer to this "obsession", and that is trichophilia.

Trichophilia is the worship of human hair - mainly head hair. The excitement can come from the colour, length, or even texture of the hair. Although the majority of excitement is centred around head hair, a trichophiliac can get sexual excitement from other body hair or even animal fur.

Trichophilia can also include hairstyle fetishism, in which the excitement comes from seeing hair being combed or groomed.

14 - Xenoglossophilia.

Xenoglossophilia could explain why you are so successful when you travel abroad. It's not just because you're that exotic person stepping, fresh-faced, off a short 3-hour flight (sometimes not so fresh-faced...), but it may be due to a foreign language fetish. This is perhaps one of the least known fetishes to make it onto our list of fetishes.

Xenoglossophilia is sexual excitement from listening to other people talk in foreign languages. Even when you try to speak the language of the country you are visiting with your own accent, this adds to your sexual excitement.

When you are told again that French is the language of love, you will be able to refute that your English accent, outside your borders, is too.

15 - Odaxelagnia.

Odaxelagnia is excitement from being bitten or nibbled by other people. Such bites do not have to harm the other person, they can sometimes just cause a small amount of pain or light sensation, which is pleasurable.  Simply biting, without causing pain, can lead to arousal.

Odaxelagnia is a much more common fetish than is commonly thought and is practised by many couples. How many times has the session become a little wilder,  and someone has grabbed a bite?

We have reached the end of our list of fetishes! You now know everything there is to know about the meaning of a fetish, how many fetishes there are and all the exciting fetish sex people are having. Which one surprised you the most? What fetish do you have that you didn't know about?

Go forth and enjoy that fetish sex! You’re worth it.