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Lothario

[loh-thair-ee-oh] / loʊˈθɛər iˌoʊ /


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The choice of title is both a clever reference to the infamous 17th century literary Lothario and a reference to Maluma’s birth name, Juan Luis Londoño Arias.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

Endlessly catchy, it’s the closest Em has come to a club banger, and his problematic Lothario dazzles rather than disgusts because he dares you to take him seriously.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2020

Throughout a decade-plus career, his work has taken a number of shapes, from the charming nerdiness of his Seinfeld-inspired “Mixtape About Nothing” to the Lothario leanings of his stint with Rick Ross’s Maybach Music Group.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2020

Celebrity magazines had once covered “Burt and Loni” as a Hollywood golden couple, with Mr. Reynolds portrayed as a Lothario finally ready to settle down and Anderson as the blond bombshell who tamed him.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2018

Iliey call him “Lo,” which is short for Lothario, which is meant to be witty, for he is a shy and silent man, a widower.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

Average Joes compete against self-styled Lotharios for the affections of three women — and a pile of cash — in this new reality series hosted by comic Nikki Glaser.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2021

Each culminates with Sam calling out these misguided Lotharios in lengthy, ruthless monologues that end with summaries as simple as, “You are a bummer. BOO on YOU,” followed by semi-orgasmic heaving breathing.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2017

She had also married Warren Beatty, one of Hollywood’s most legendary Lotharios, and had three children with him.

From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2016

A version of this review appears in print on January 31, 2014, on page C8 of the with the headline: For One-Night Lotharios, It’s Time to Face the Truth.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2014

She was now sleeping the sleep of the just: and for all he knew and for all he cared, her dreams were of gay Lotharios whom she was chastening with her washing-pin.

From Glories of Spain by Charles W. (William) Wood




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