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discomania

discomania noun: enthusiasm for disco music.

Noun

discomania (uncountable)

  1. Enthusiasm for disco music.
    • Little did Gwen [McCrae] know that the number [Rockin' Chair] would go on to sell millions, help launch the discomania of the mid-'70s, and become the very hub of her hubby's series of hits.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 324

Origin of discomania

From disco + -mania.

Questions about discomania

What does discomania mean?
Discomania means enthusiasm for disco music.
What part of speech is discomania?
Discomania is a noun.

Words near discomania in the dictionary

  1. discolourment
  2. discolourments
  3. discolourous
  4. discolours
  5. discom
  6. discomania
  7. discomboberate
  8. discomboberated
  9. discomboberates
  10. discomboberating
  11. discombobricate

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