Cleggmania

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noun

Enthusiasm for British Liberal Democrat politician Nick Clegg.

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Meanings

nounCleggmania (uncountable)
  1. UKinformaluncountablegovernmentEnthusiasm for British Liberal Democrat politician Nick Clegg.

    Cleggmania briefly hit Orpington but we need to call our voters and tell them to stick to the blue corner[…]

    2011, Rachel Johnson, A Diary of The Lady: My First Year As Editor
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    Before the debate the Daily Telegraph, a Conservative-leaning newspaper, had tried to prick the Cleggmania bubble by running a story alleging that Clegg had received payments from party donors directly into his private bank account.

    2010, John Bartle, Nicholas Allen, Britain at the Polls 2010, page 192

Origin

From Clegg + -mania.

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