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lolicon

Syllables: lo·li·conUK/ˈlɒ.lɪˌkɒn/US/ˈlɑ.lɪˌkɑn/

lolicon noun: attraction (often erotic) to fictional depictions of young, typically prepubescent girls.

Noun

lolicon (usually uncountable, plural lolicons)

  1. (Japanese, usually) Attraction (often erotic) to fictional depictions of young, typically prepubescent girls.
    • Innocence’s story—about female sex androids that kill their owners—is possible only in a Lolicon country like Japan. The androids are modeled after little girls[.]2004, Patrick Macias, Tomohiro Machiyama, Cruising The Anime City: An Otaku Guide to Neo Tokyo, Stone Bridge Press, page 48
    • A Japanese term derived from the English phrase “Lolita complex,” lolicon describes a fascination with cartoons of very young-looking girls engaged in varying degrees of erotic behavior.2014 October 15, Matt Alt, “Pharrell Williams’s Lolicon Video”, in The New Yorker
  2. (Japanese, countable, usually) An individual who is attracted to such depictions.
    • I don't need to hear you are becoming a lolicon.1993 October 29, Eldrick Tobin, Master of Perversion, “The Arc: Joyful Noise Omakefic Unit 01: Sentenced: A Fanboys! Crossover ‘jnomk01.txt’ (1/1)”, in alt.hentai.sailor-moon (Usenet)
    • Ken's a lolicon (pedophile).1998 March 9, Chadwick Ngan, “BLAND Manga Capsules 3/4/98”, in rec.arts.manga (Usenet)
  3. (Japanese, usually) Erotic or suggestive artwork depicting young, typically prepubescent, girls.
    • If you are into bishojo, loli-con, or bishonen materials, be advised that customs *does* frown on what might be considered pornography.1989 September 23, Mark Crispin, “bringing stuff into the US from Japan”, in soc.culture.japan (Usenet)
    • the whole gamut of lolicon and girls-with-guns genres1993 March 27, Rafael Brown, “Anime Potrayal of Japanese Women”, in rec.arts.anime (Usenet)
  4. (usually, Japanese contexts) Sexual attraction to or fascination with young girls in general.
    • I got many flames for denoucing Nacchan’s Lolicon ways a few months back!1995 April 4, Joseph L. Petrow, “Marmalade Boy ‐ Just Plain Screwed Up!!”, in rec.arts.anime (Usenet)
    • This work can be considered a commentary on Japan’s sexual fetishisms, inclusive of BDSM and lolicon, […]2008, Kenny Loui, Tokyo Phantasmagoria: An Analysis of Politics, page 69

Examples of lolicon in a sentence

  • Hey, don't take me for a lolicon: I'm not!2000 July 6, OLF, i.e. Olf Le Fol, “:: chokes :: :: passes out ::”, in alt.hentai.sailor-moon (Usenet):
  • I like lolis, I consider myself a lolicon, but I'm not attracted to real children.2016 July 14, Aiko_Hiroshi, Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru! Episode 2 Discussion:
  • Some critics of lolicon claim that those who enjoy it also necessarily enjoy real child porn […]2006, Lawrence Eng, Otaku Engagements: subcultural appropriation of science and technology, page 168:
  • Bizarrely, viewing and collecting lolicon seems to have become a subcultural norm, especially in Japan, […]2010, Sarah D. Goode, Understanding and Addressing Adult Sexual Attraction to Children: a Study of Paedophiles in Contemporary Society...

Forms of lolicon

plurallolicons
alternative formlolicom
alternative formloli-con
alternative formlolikon
alternative formroricon
alternative formrorikon

Origin of lolicon

Borrowed from Japanese ロリコン (rorikon), a clipping of ロリータ・コンプレックス (“Lolita complex”), which is itself borrowed from English Lolita complex. The spelling lolicon, a hybrid of the English etymon and the Japanese romanization, is now the dominant form in English‐speaking otaku media fandom. By surface analysis, loli + -con.

Words formed from lolicon

Questions about lolicon

What does lolicon mean?
Lolicon means attraction (often erotic) to fictional depictions of young, typically prepubescent girls.
How do you use lolicon in a sentence?
Hey, don't take me for a lolicon: I'm not!
What part of speech is lolicon?
Lolicon is a noun.
How do you pronounce lolicon?
Lolicon is pronounced /ˈlɒ.lɪˌkɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of lolicon?
The plural of lolicon is lolicons.

Words near lolicon in the dictionary

  1. loli-con
  2. lolibaba
  3. lolibait
  4. lolicom
  5. lolicoms
  6. lolicon
  7. lolicons
  8. lolicore
  9. loliginid
  10. loliginids
  11. loligo

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