balloonacy means An excessive mania for hot-air balloons. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
noun
- An excessive mania for hot-air balloons.“We live in an age of balloonacy. Only a few weeks ago I sent you the account of M. Nadar and his 'Géant,” “the greatest balloon in the world;” now M. Eugène Godard has built an 'Aigle,' by the side of which the 'Giant' is a mere dwarf.”