English
Lolita fashion
Lolita fashion comes from Japanese ロリータファッション.
- Japanesemodernロリータファッションrorīta fasshon
- EnglishtodayLolita fashion
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodernロリータファッションrorīta fasshon
- EnglishtodayLolita fashion
The story
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.
Every English word from Japanese ロリータファッション
Today it means
noun A fashion style originating in Japan, based on Victorian and Edwardian clothing styles, and having a cute aesthetic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese ロリータファッション / Lolita fashion