from Lolita, character in the novel Lolita (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov
1959, in the meaning defined above
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“Lolita.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lolita. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.
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