ロリ

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ロ​リ [róꜜrì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞ɾʲi]

Etymology 1

Noun

ロリ (rōmaji rori)

  1. Clipping of ロリータ (rorīta, “innocent and attractive young girl”).

Etymology 2

Contraction of ロリコン (rorikon, “Lolita complex”), itself a contraction of ロリータコンプレックス (rorīta konpurekkusu), from English Lolita + complex (see the Lolicon article in Wikipedia).

Noun

ロリ (rōmaji rori)

  1. Lolita complex, a paraphilia wherein a person is sexually attracted to young girls, either pubescent or prepubescent
  2. a person with the Lolita complex
  3. lolicon, a genre of anime and manga with an emphasis on depicting sexual attraction to younger girls or to girls with youthful characteristics

Etymology 3

Japanese rendering of various names.

Proper noun

ロリ (rōmaji Rori)

  1. A female given name: Laurie, Laury, Lori
  2. a place name: Lorris, France (archaic usage for modern ロリス (Rorisu)); Lori Province in the north of Armenia
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