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soccermania

soccermania noun: intense enthusiasm for soccer.

Noun

soccermania (uncountable)

  1. Intense enthusiasm for soccer.
    • Apart from soccermania, few issues fire up Italians more than the debate over the quality of their television system, affectionately dubbed "II Far West" due to its chaotic and chameleonic airwaves.1990, IPI Report, volumes 39-40, page 22
    • Their adaptation to austere monastic life includes an unexpected wrinkle — their introduction to World Cup Soccer! Even in this isolated, ethereal locale, soccermania is rampant.2003, David Bleiler, TLA Film, Video, and DVD Guide 2002-2003: The Discerning Film Lover's Guide, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN

Origin of soccermania

From soccer + -mania.

Questions about soccermania

What does soccermania mean?
Soccermania means intense enthusiasm for soccer.
What part of speech is soccermania?
Soccermania is a noun.

Words near soccermania in the dictionary

  1. soccerers
  2. soccering
  3. soccerist
  4. soccerists
  5. soccerlike
  6. soccermania
  7. Socceroo
  8. Socceroos
  9. soccerplex
  10. soccerplexes
  11. soccers

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