germanomania means A passion for Germany, its people, language and culture. It carries an Arena rating of 1268, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
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Why “germanomania” is a great word
An excessive or obsessive enthusiasm for Germany, its people, language, and culture. From the combining form Germano- (pertaining to Germany or Germans) and the combining form -mania (denoting excessive enthusiasm or obsession). Unlike "Germanophile" (which suggests a tempered admiration) or "Teutomania" (which fixates on ancient racial myth), Germanomania is a broader, more febrile devotion to the modern national idea. It manifests in the relentless acquisition of porcelain beer steins, the earnest, mispronounced recitation of Schiller in a suburban living room, and the strained, guttural precision in pronouncing *Straßenbahn*—a performance of belonging that reveals only the melancholy depth of the remove.
Etymology
From Germano- + -mania.
noun
- A passion for Germany, its people, language and culture
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