squandermania

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noun

Excessive expenditure by a government on a supposedly prestigious project.

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Meanings

nounsquandermania (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive expenditure by a government on a supposedly prestigious project.

    A third statement which appeared April 15 in a Communist Chinese newspaper "Red Guard" disclosed serious corruption, theft and squandermania among Communist cadres.

    1975 May 25, “Turmoil on mainland”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVI, number 20, Taipei, page 3

Origin

From squander + -mania.

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squandermania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squandermania

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“squandermania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squandermania. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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