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Tasmaniac

noun

Etymology

Blend of Tasmania + maniac.

  1. derived from μανιακός
  2. derived from maniacus
  3. borrowed from maniaque
  4. compounded as tasmaniac — “Tasmania + maniac”

Definitions

  1. A native or inhabitant of Tasmania, Australia.

    • No-one was terribly interested to hear about the findings of the Menzies Institute, which showed that Tasmaniacs have a lower rate of congenital malformation than the Australian average.
    • Irving was shocked that the Tasmaniac even knew that word.
    • I need to recharge my batteries to have the energy to take on whatever surprise-challenge some ‘Tasmaniac’ has lined up for me.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Tasmaniac. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA