acromania

noun

ac·​ro·​ma·​nia

ˌa-krə-ˈmā-nē-ə

: crazy top especially of cotton

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek akros extreme + mania

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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