pandamonium

Noun

pandamonium (uncountable)

1. (humorous) Furore caused by or involving giant pandas.
   • […] Hsing Hsing and Ling Ling, the giant pandas given to the American people by Chinese Premier Chou En-lai, were introduced to the public Thursday. First Lady Pat Nixon, who received them on behalf of all Americans, said "Thank you so much for this gift of pandas for children of all ages...1972 April 21, “Pandas settled in National Zoo”, in Lodi News-Sentinel, number 10,369, Lodi, Calif.: Central Valley News-Sentinel, →OCLC, page 8, column 6
   • 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.1987 November 4, Douglas Martin, “About New York; Year of the panda is lengthened by a few days”, in The New York Times (B section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...