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Etymology

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From algolagnia +‎ -ac.

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Noun

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algolagniac (plural algolagniacs)

  1. Someone who indulges in algolagnia; a sadomasochist.
    • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 264:
      She had the soft, pure, angelic sort of beauty that spoke to every fiber of his algolagniac’s heart.