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Gazzamania

Gazzamania noun: enthusiasm for the English footballer Paul Gascoigne (born 1967).

Noun

Gazzamania (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Enthusiasm for the English footballer Paul Gascoigne (born 1967).
    • Thus, Gazzamania conceals a complex sub-text about three things: gender; the white male body; and the British working class (and its relations with other classes).1995, Roger Horrocks, Male myths and icons: masculinity in popular culture, page 162
    • Paul Gascoigne went from being the focal point of Gazzamania to sad, fat clown in a matter of months[…]2009, Ben Carrington, Ian McDonald, Marxism, cultural studies and sport, page 78

Origin of Gazzamania

From Gazza + -mania.

Questions about Gazzamania

What does Gazzamania mean?
Gazzamania means enthusiasm for the English footballer Paul Gascoigne (born 1967).
What part of speech is Gazzamania?
Gazzamania is a noun.

Words near Gazzamania in the dictionary

  1. gazunders
  2. gazunga
  3. gazungas
  4. gazy
  5. Gazza
  6. Gazzamania
  7. Gazzaniga
  8. Gazzanigas
  9. Gazzard
  10. gazzetta
  11. gazzettas

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