Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gorbymania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gor-by-ma-nia
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Enthusiasm for Mikhail Gorbachev, USSR head of state from 1985 to 1991, who introduced the liberalizing reforms of glasnost and perestroika.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"While in Bonn, at the time of Gorbymania, I fell in with part of the Russian entourage."
"Western readers stricken by Gorbymania and with only limited knowledge of the nuances of the Soviet power structure found such "exposes" shocking."

Etymology

From Gorby + -mania.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gorby-mania (alternative)

Questions

What does gorbymania mean?: Enthusiasm for Mikhail Gorbachev, USSR head of state from 1985 to 1991, who introduced the liberalizing reforms of glasnost and perestroika.
Where does gorbymania come from?: From Gorby + -mania.

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