Phrase guide
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noun
A fashion style originating in Japan, based on Victorian and Edwardian clothing styles, and having a cute aesthetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Lolita fashion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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History
Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ロリータファッション (rorīta fasshon), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from Lolita + fashion.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
