ロリ

Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Contraction of ロリータ (rorīta, “an innocent and attractive young girl”), itself from English Lolita, the title of the 1955 novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.

Noun

ロリ (rōmaji rori)

  1. an innocent and attractive young girl

See also

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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