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Lolita

American  
[loh-lee-tuh] / loʊˈli tə /

noun

  1. (italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.

  2. nymphet.

  3. Also Loleta. a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.


Lolita British  
/ ˌlɒˈliːtə /

noun

  1. a sexually precocious young girl

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Lolita

Sense “nymphet” after the novel's title character

Example Sentences

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Lolita Chakrabarti’s smart adaptation rode the magic carpet of Max Webster’s staging, which had the most enchanting menagerie of puppets since “The Lion King.”

From Los Angeles Times

Glaring gaps in the story remain, but one thing Ms Battisson is unequivocal about is that “there are simply no safe options” for Lolita in her home country.

From BBC

Lolita Banana: There is one elimination, I’m not going to say which one obviously, but I had to ask to see the video again.

From Los Angeles Times

The necropsy also found Lolita suffered from acute and chronic bronchointerstitial pneumonia and renal degeneration, as well a chronic condition of the heart implying the degeneration of the cardiac valves.

From Seattle Times

From Lolita to Decora to Cyberpunk, Fruits became the fascination of generations of culture and fashion freaks by illustrating the anatomy of a cool kid.

From Los Angeles Times