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'''Peritiosexual''' people find skill or expertise sexually attractive or arousing. | '''Peritiosexual''' people find skill or expertise sexually attractive or arousing. | ||
The word was coined by English Language & Usage user Concurrer, derived from the root word "perite", meaning "skilled" or "expert".<ref name="concurrer" /> | |||
Many Autistic people are meritocratic and embrace special interests, so it is natural for many of them to be peritiosexual. | Many Autistic people are meritocratic and embrace [[Special interest|special interests]], so it is natural for many of them to be peritiosexual. | ||
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<ref name="concurrer">[https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/499278/is-there-a-word-that-means-attracted-to-talent-in-the-way-that-sapiosexual-mea/516784#516784 ''English Language & Usage'' comment, Concurrer, 2019]</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Love and sexuality]] | [[Category:Love and sexuality]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:34, 26 August 2022
Peritiosexual people find skill or expertise sexually attractive or arousing.
The word was coined by English Language & Usage user Concurrer, derived from the root word "perite", meaning "skilled" or "expert".[1]
Many Autistic people are meritocratic and embrace special interests, so it is natural for many of them to be peritiosexual.
