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beetlemania

beetlemania noun: enthusiasm for beetles.

Noun (1)

beetlemania (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Enthusiasm for beetles.
    • I take a few steps and cast again to the next pocket; another fish follows the beetle and strikes as I pull it across. I'm breathing shallow and fast and grinning, all symptoms of Beetlemania.2006, James Barilla, West With the Rise: Fly-Fishing Across America, Charlottesville, V.A.; London: University of Virginia Press, →ISBN, page 36
    • Have a sudden hankering to get a bug while you're out shopping? No problem. Southeast Asian rhinoceros beetles can be purchased at Japan's version of Home Depot. It's "beetlemania" to be sure.2011, Jessica Speart, Winged Obsession: The Pursuit of the World's Most Notorious Butterfly Smuggler, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow, →ISBN, page 41

Noun (2) capitalized: Beetlemania

Beetlemania (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Enthusiasm for Volkswagen Beetle automobiles.
    • The outburst of Beetlemania has created long waiting lists at many of Volkswagen's 600 U.S. dealerships, some of which were ready to give up on the German automaker a few years ago.1998 April 22, Warren Brown, “Area Auto Dealers Overwhelmed by Beetle Demand”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28...
    • Germany may have been the Beetle's birthplace, and Mexico its adopted home, but Beetlemania was a worldwide craze.2019 July 15, Jude Webber, Alan Hernández Pastén, “Mexican Beetlemania outlives demise of the Love Bug”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...

Origin of beetlemania

From beetle + -mania.

From Beetle + -mania, jokingly playing on Beatlemania.

Questions about beetlemania

What does beetlemania mean?
Beetlemania means enthusiasm for beetles.
What part of speech is beetlemania?
Beetlemania is a noun.

Words near beetlemania in the dictionary

  1. beetled
  2. beetlehead
  3. beetleheaded
  4. beetleheads
  5. beetlelike
  6. beetlemania
  7. beetler
  8. beetlers
  9. beetles
  10. beetleskin
  11. beetleskins

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