Lolita complex
Lolita complex noun: the condition of being sexually attracted to young girls, especially in an older man.
Noun
Lolita complex (plural Lolita complexes)
- The condition of being sexually attracted to young girls, especially in an older man.
- TONY BELLUS ★★★ Robbin’ the Cradle NRC 023—They say he’s robbing the cradle because he’s in love with a very young chick. Perhaps a musical version of the “Lolita” complex, this is a well‐recorded side. (Wonder, BMI)1959 March 2, “Reviews of New Pop Records”, in Billboard, page 48
- The counterpart of this problem in middle‐aged men has been described by the second named, the Lolita Complex, bringing to mind Humbert Humbert’s lust for “nymphets” in Nabokov’s famous novel.1986, Roy Huss, The Mindscapes of Art, page 198
- Synonyms:
- Lolita syndrome, Lolitaism, nympholepsy, nymphophilia
Synonyms of Lolita complex
- Lolita syndrome
- Lolitaism
- nympholepsy
- nymphophilia
Forms of Lolita complex
| plural | Lolita complexes |
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Origin of Lolita complex
From the title of the 1955 novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov + complex.
Words formed from Lolita complex
Questions about Lolita complex
- What does Lolita complex mean?
- Lolita complex means the condition of being sexually attracted to young girls, especially in an older man.
- What part of speech is Lolita complex?
- Lolita complex is a noun.
- What is the plural of Lolita complex?
- The plural of Lolita complex is Lolita complexes.
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