"-con" meaning in English

See -con in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Back-formation from lolicon, ultimately a clipping of complex (“abnormal mental condition”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bf|lolicon}}, {{back-form|en|lolicon}} Back-formation from lolicon, {{clip|en|complex|gloss=abnormal mental condition|nocap=1}} clipping of complex (“abnormal mental condition”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} -con (noun-forming suffix)
  1. (chiefly anime and manga) Forms terms for abnormal sexual attractions.
    Sense id: en--con-en-noun-6YgDM5AK Categories (other): Japanese fiction, English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 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=|cat4=|head=|id=}} -con, {{en-suffix}} -con
  1. (science fiction fandom slang) Used to form the names of conventions. Tags: morpheme, slang
    Sense id: en--con-en-suffix-M-erhH-J Categories (other): Science fiction, English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Topics: lifestyle, literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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Download raw JSONL data for -con meaning in English (2.6kB)

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