A genre of music formed in the mid 2000s in London, England when bands strived to bridge the gap between band and DJ. With the prominence of electronic music over the last decade bands in London became more and more influenced by DJs as opposed to other bands. The name itself comes from Americans abbreviating London Town to 'Loto' mixed with the short hand 'tech' coming from the obvious new technological influences.
laughing on the outside, crying on the inside An acronym designed for when either: 1- Something is superficially very amusing but actually quite depressing; or 2- Someone finds something which would ordinarily be quite tragic to be unreasonably amusing and wants to give the impression that they aren't totally soulless.
1. Jack: Well I would've rogered your mum, but I didn't want to get aids!
Jill: Damn,... lotocoti... (Jill actually has AIDS)
2. Jill: So last weekend I was skydiving with my bff Jan, and her chute didn't open!
The son of evil Galra Emperor Zarkon, the main antagonist of the animated series "Voltron: Defender of the Universe" and "Voltron: Legendary Defender". Lotor is summoned to take over his father's position as leader of the vast Galra Empire when he is unable to continue his rule.
Keith Kogane: "We need to stop Prince Lotor!"
Lance Mcclain: "Yeah, and find out what shampoo he uses- this
{Loh-tore}. To Lotor. Verb.
1. The act of crafting a sympathetic, morally gray fictional character, especially one with a tragic or abusive back story, and leading the audience to believe the character will atone and rise above their circumstances, then "subverting expectations" by driving the character to the madness they tried to avoid, resulting in the character meeting a gruesome end. Bonus points if the character in question dies by the hand of a lover and/or has a sick ride that rains hellfire.
Past tense: Lotored, Present Tense: Lotoring
We were looking forward to the abused queen finally ending the tyrannical system that resulted in her abuse, but instead she got Lotored.
The Reylo community collectively shit when the prospect of JJ Abrams Lotoring Ben Solo became a valid story concern.