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shotacon en · NOUN

From Japanese ショタコン (shotakon). By surface analysis, shota + -con (“abnormal sexual attraction”).

(Japanese, uncountable, usually) A sexual complex where an adult is attracted to young, typically prepubescent boys, or the fictional depictions thereof.
- The term shota-con is a variant of the term loli-con for "Lolita complex" comics, a genre of porn comics for men featuring young girls. Shota is a common Japanese boy's name, thus shota-con indicates porn comics featuring young boys. 2004 Deborah Shamoon, "Porn Studies", page 101
- Lolicon or Lolicom is a contraction of "Lolita Complex," an unhealthy interest in underage girls exemplified by the Lolita Anime. Its rarer male variant is Shotacon. Shotacon is a contraction of “Shotaro Complex,” or an unhealthy obsession with little boys. It is said to derive from the boyish good looks of Shotaro Kaneda, the protagonist of GIGANTOR 2006 Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 page 31
(Japanese, countable, usually) An individual with such a fixation.
(Japanese, uncountable, usually) Erotic or suggestive art, manga, anime, or other media featuring underage boys.

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
shotacons	Number=Plur		lexicographic
shotakon		alternative	lexicographic