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From Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (stem trikh-) and μανία (manía, “madness”). By surface analysis, tricho- + -mania.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A mania for, or passionate interest in, long hair. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (stem trikh-) and μανία (manía, “madness”). By surface analysis, tricho- + -mania.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.