"Lolita complex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Lolita complexes [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Japanese ロリータ・コンプレックス (rorīta konpurekkusu), from Vladimir Nabokov's 1995 novel Lolita + English complex. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ja|-}} Calque of Japanese, {{ja-r|ロリータ・コンプレックス}} ロリータ・コンプレックス (rorīta konpurekkusu), {{der|en|en|complex}} English complex Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lolita complex (plural Lolita complexes)
  1. The condition of being sexually attracted to young girls, especially in an older man. Wikipedia link: Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov Derived forms: lolicon

Inflected forms

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