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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
| plural | lolicons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | lolicom |
| alternative form | loli-con |
| alternative form | lolikon |
| alternative form | roricon |
| alternative form | rorikon |
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
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