dinomania
noun/daɪnəʊˈmeɪnɪə/UK
Etymology
Definitions
Enthusiasm for dinosaurs.
- At this point, we may attempt to define dinomania as the impulse to surround oneself with all forms of dinosaur iconology and to hoard information about their appearance, size, and way of life.
- Dinomania didn't start with Jurassic Park - it has been with us since dinosaurs were discovered.
- In 1898, the yellow press snatched up the potential sensation, and invented dinomania. "MOST COLOSSAL ANIMAL EVER ON EARTH JUST FOUND OUT WEST," William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal blared...
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for dinomania. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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