Dictionary

siscon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪs.kɑn/ (General-American)
• /ˈsɪs.kɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ Proto-Indo-European *su-h₁ésh₂-ōr? Proto-Indo-European *swé Proto-Indo-European *-sōr ? Proto-Indo-European *swésōrder. Proto-Germanic *swestēr Proto-West Germanic *swester Old English sweostor Middle English suster English sister Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der. Proto-Italic *plektōder. Latin plectō Latin complector Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin complexuslbor. French complexebor. English complex Japanese シスターコンプレックスclip. Japanese シスコンbor. English siscon 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”).

Meanings

1. (Japanese, uncountable) Strong attachment or attraction to one's own sister.
   • “Imouto sae Ireba Ii” - Adaptation of a light novel with a strong siscon slant. 2017 September 19, Dave Baranyi, “Fall 2017 New Anime Try--Out List”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):
   • Heck, it's not too hard to find incest themes in non-H these days. Bro/Siscon relationships date back even before the seminal "Revolutionar [sic] Girl Utena", and still crop up in today's harem styled shows like "Sister Princess", and the still hilarious "Majikano". 2006 March 26, Abraham Evangelista, “Re:Protecting the Children at anime cons”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):
   • What's up with Da Capo? Siscon and lolicon in episode 1, a catgirl later -- is the target market fetishists? 2003 July 17, Galen Musbach, “The Summer of Our Discontent”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):
   • Perhaps you're wondering about what '80s anime would have thought of the siscon aspect. It likely wouldn't have been permitted as such a central concept on an anime TV show […] but the siscon theme was the focus of a relatively popular 1980s OAV series named for its main character, Ami. 2015 July 14, Tsukasa Fushimi, edited by Jemiah Jefferson, Oreimo: Kuroneko Volume 2, →ISBN, page 163:
2. (Japanese, countable) A person with such an attachment or attraction.

Forms

Coordinates

brocon