Definitions
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- noun Unnatural obsession with ethnicity or race. Possibly the result of emotional disturbance or trauma
Etymologies
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Greek, from ethnos, people. See s(w)e- in Indo-European Roots. Origin:, from Gk philía friendship, affinity; see -phile, -ia
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Examples
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Most likely, they will not stick with Arabic, unless of course they seduce an Arab lover, but will jump on the next trend in ethnophilia.
KABOBfest Hanitizer 2009
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