shotacon
shotacon noun: a sexual complex where an adult is attracted to young, typically prepubescent boys, or the fictional depictions thereof.
Noun
shotacon (usually uncountable, plural shotacons)
- A sexual complex where an adult is attracted to young, typically prepubescent boys, or the fictional depictions thereof.
- The term shota-con is a variant of the term loli-con for "Lolita complex" comics, a genre of porn comics for men featuring young girls. Shota is a common Japanese boy's name, thus shota-con indicates porn comics featuring young boys.2004 Deborah Shamoon, "Porn Studies", page 101
- Lolicon or Lolicom is a contraction of "Lolita Complex," an unhealthy interest in underage girls exemplified by the Lolita Anime. Its rarer male variant is Shotacon.
- Shotacon is a contraction of “Shotaro Complex,” or an unhealthy obsession with little boys. It is said to derive from the boyish good looks of Shotaro Kaneda, the protagonist of GIGANTOR2006 Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 page 31
- Synonyms:
- shota
- An individual with such a fixation.
- Erotic or suggestive art, manga, anime, or other media featuring underage boys.
Synonyms of shotacon
Forms of shotacon
| plural | shotacons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | shotakon |
Origin of shotacon
From Japanese ショタコン (shotakon). By surface analysis, shota + -con (“abnormal sexual attraction”).
Words formed from shotacon
Questions about shotacon
- What does shotacon mean?
- Shotacon means a sexual complex where an adult is attracted to young, typically prepubescent boys, or the fictional depictions thereof.
- What part of speech is shotacon?
- Shotacon is a noun.
- What is the plural of shotacon?
- The plural of shotacon is shotacons.
Words near shotacon in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: shotacon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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