noun
Etymology
Origin of Lolita
Sense “nymphet” after the novel's title character
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The trend returned in the 1980s, in Japan, with the Lolita doll look, still going strong today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Surely literature is a path to discovering other sensibilities, other universes; “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” by contrast, is about people essentially saying, “This book is meaningful because it reminds me of my life.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Tom, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Lolita "doesn't necessarily belong to a specific culture".
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
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 ● Dec. 9, 2025
Occasionally, when Lolita knew the song, she would hum it on the roof, inattentively, busy rolling her peppers: “‘Soy purita mejicana; Nada tengo español.’”
From Red Men and White by Frederic Remington
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