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Shougololi

Shougololi” (小五ロリ) is a Japanese joke about how the religious term, 'satori' (悟り), is composed of 'shougo' (小五)1) and 'loli' (ロリ).2) This came from Futaba Channel on June 14, 2004, then 2channel turned it into AA, borrowing the 'Gun=Kata' artwork, on July 10, 2004.3)4)

Text artwork

Listen up, everyone.
        (゚д゚ )
        (| y |)

'Shougo' (小五) and 'loli' (ロリ) are
mere crimes by themselves, but...
     小五  ( ゚д゚)  ロリ
       \/| y |\/

When the two are combined,
    they become 'satori' (悟り).
        ( ゚д゚)  悟り
        (\/\/

Derivatives

Moving the derivatives to a separate article.

The text artwork has been used in a wide variety of ways, since the concept of re-arranging or tearing a word apart to say something else is simple to understand. However, unlike anagrams, the characters and kanji can actually be torn apart. This type of artwork is sometimes called “Iika, Minna” (いいか、みんな), translated as “Listen up, everyone”, since the actual name is strange to hear if you don't know the context.

Shougololi (nickname)

Shougololi” (小五ロリ) was an early nickname for the Touhou Project character, Satori Komeiji, who debut in the 2008 game, Touhou Chireiden. However, she's named after the 'satori' (覚) creature, not 'satori' (悟り), so the joke wouldn't work, but cheap jokes were commonplace at the time. As a result, people would dress her up like a 5th grader with a red randoseru, etc.

1)
The term, 'shougo' (小五/小5), short for 'shougakkou go-nensei' (小学校5年生) in this context, refers to an 'elementary school student in the fifth grade'. This would normally be a 10–11 year old.
2)
The term, 'loli' (ロリ), from 'lolita' (ロリータ), is a complicated term that got warped after the 1990s. It once described a sort of 'adolescent girl' or 'high school girl' aesthetic, thus why the lolita fashion subculture focuses on 'cute feminine European-inspired fashion', then the definitions got muddied since Japan was going through a moral panic against otaku when they started getting internet access.
3)
"ガン=カタのガイドライン2" (July 10, 2004). 2channel /gline/.
4)
"ガン=カタのガイドライン2" (July 11, 2004). 2channel /gline/.
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