"siscon" meaning in English

See siscon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪs.kɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɪs.kɑn/ [General-American] Forms: siscons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪskɒn Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese シスコン (shisukon), from シスターコンプレックス (shisutā konpurekkusu, “sister complex”), itself borrowed from English sister complex. By surface analysis, sis (“sister”) + -con (“abnormal sexual attraction”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|シスコン}} シスコン (shisukon), {{ja-r|シスター コンプレックス|t=sister complex}} シスターコンプレックス (shisutā konpurekkusu, “sister complex”), {{der|en|en|sister complex}} English sister complex, {{surf|en|sis<t:sister>|-con<t:abnormal sexual attraction>}} By surface analysis, sis (“sister”) + -con (“abnormal sexual attraction”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} siscon (countable and uncountable, plural siscons)
  1. (Japanese fiction, uncountable) Strong attachment or attraction to one's own sister. Tags: Japanese, uncountable Categories (topical): Japanese fiction, Incest
    Sense id: en-siscon-en-noun-wjEOFmGx Disambiguation of Incest: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
  2. (Japanese fiction, countable) A person with such an attachment or attraction. Tags: Japanese, countable Categories (topical): Japanese fiction, Incest
    Sense id: en-siscon-en-noun-QhRXYdjM Disambiguation of Incest: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, English terms suffixed with -con, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -con: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: brocon

Inflected forms

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