"-con" meaning in English

See -con in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Modeled after lolicon; ultimately from English complex (“abnormal mental condition”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|lolicon}} lolicon, {{der|en|en|complex||abnormal mental condition}} English complex (“abnormal mental condition”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} -con (noun-forming suffix)
  1. (chiefly anime and manga) Forming terms for abnormal sexual attractions. Categories (topical): Japanese fiction
    Sense id: en--con-en-noun-buCXp3ML Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 57 43 Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, literature, manga, media, publishing, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

Etymology: Clipping of convention Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|convention}} Clipping of convention Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -con, {{en-suffix}} -con
  1. (science fiction fandom slang) Used to form the names of conventions. Tags: morpheme, slang Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en--con-en-suffix-M-erhH-J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: lifestyle, literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Download JSON data for -con meaning in English (2.8kB)

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