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Gippermania

Gippermania noun: enthusiasm for actor and American president Ronald Reagan.

Noun

Gippermania (uncountable)

  1. (informal, rare) Enthusiasm for actor and American president Ronald Reagan.
    • After eight years of Ronald Reagan and Gippermania, Bush and Dukakis both have their work cut out for them.1988, The Illustrated London News, volume 276, page 102
    • I saw him as a Reagan hangover, and unlike my fellow citizens, I had never cared much for Ronnie. Maybe I was just in a bad mood from being in prison, or maybe, by dint of being inside, I was immune to the raging Gippermania that hit the country.2000, Lydia Millet, George Bush, Dark Prince of Love: A Presidential Romance, page 17

Origin of Gippermania

From Gipper + -mania.

Questions about Gippermania

What does Gippermania mean?
Gippermania means enthusiasm for actor and American president Ronald Reagan.
What part of speech is Gippermania?
Gippermania is a noun.

Words near Gippermania in the dictionary

  1. gipped
  2. gipper
  3. Gipperism
  4. Gipperite
  5. Gipperites
  6. Gippermania
  7. gippers
  8. gippies
  9. gipping
  10. gippity
  11. gippo

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