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- noun informal Enthusiasm for the
English footballer Paul Gascoigne (born 1967).
Etymologies
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Gazza + -mania
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Examples
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The aftermath of England's run in the 1990 World Cup saw Gascoigne reach the peak of his popularity as "Gazzamania" swept England.
BBC News - Home 2010
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Given what we know now, and what would happen when a referee declined to show him a red card at Wembley later that season, perhaps it was one of the first signs that Gazzamania was giving way to Gazza's mania.
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