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pandamonium

noun
/ˌpæn.dəˈməʊ.ni.əm/UK/ˌpæn.dəˈmoʊ.ni.əm/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Tibetan ཕོ་ཉ (pho nya)der.? French pandabor. English panda Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs) Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-der. Ancient Greek δαίομαι (daíomai) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek δαιμόνῐος (daimónĭos) Ancient Greek δαιμόνῐον (daimónĭon)bor. Latin daemonium English pandemonium blend English pandamonium Blend of panda + pandemonium.

  1. derived from daemonium
  2. derived from πᾶν
  3. compounded as pandamonium — “panda + pandemonium”

Definitions

  1. Furore caused by or involving giant pandas.

    • But Sunday was the last day of the pandas' six-month visit and the "pandamonium" was supposed to be over. Over the weekend, people crowded in for one last look.
    • Ever since it was known that the Toledo Zoo would be exhibiting a pair of the endangered giant pandas, a state of "pandamonium" has existed in this part of Ohio.

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