METROMANIA

PRONUNCIATION: (met-ruh-MAY-nee-uh)

MEANING: noun: A mania for writing poetry.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek metro- (measure, meter) + -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze). Earliest documented use: 1791.
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METROMANIC - giddy over riding on the subway

MELT ROMANIA - what will happen in Bucharest if global warming continues unabated

METEROMANIA - the parking-limit enforcers are going crazy