Gazzamania

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noun

Enthusiasm for the English footballer Paul Gascoigne (born 1967).

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Meanings

nounGazzamania (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableEnthusiasm for the English footballer Paul Gascoigne (born 1967).

    Paul Gascoigne went from being the focal point of Gazzamania to sad, fat clown in a matter of months[…]

    2009, Ben Carrington, Ian McDonald, Marxism, cultural studies and sport, page 78
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    Thus, Gazzamania conceals a complex sub-text about three things: gender; the white male body; and the British working class (and its relations with other classes).

    1995, Roger Horrocks, Male myths and icons: masculinity in popular culture, page 162

    Gazzamania, that much is clear, took off after the World Cup semi-final between England and Germany in Turin.

    2011, Simon Kuper, Football Against The Enemy

Origin

From Gazza + -mania.

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APA

Gazzamania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gazzamania

MLA

“Gazzamania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gazzamania. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gazzamania,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gazzamania.

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