Meanings
- uncountableA mania for, or passionate interest in, long hair.
Origin
From Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (stem trikh-) and μανία (manía, “madness”). By surface analysis, tricho- + -mania.
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trichomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trichomania
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