Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cleggmania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cleg-g-ma-nia
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Enthusiasm for British Liberal Democrat politician Nick Clegg.

British usage; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Before the debate the Daily Telegraph, a Conservative-leaning newspaper, had tried to prick the Cleggmania bubble by running a story alleging that Clegg had received payments from party donors directly into his private bank account."
"Cleggmania briefly hit Orpington but we need to call our voters and tell them to stick to the blue corner[…]"

Etymology

From Clegg + -mania.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Clegg

Usage

Questions

What does cleggmania mean?: Enthusiasm for British Liberal Democrat politician Nick Clegg.
Where does cleggmania come from?: From Clegg + -mania.

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