tulip mania

noun

Any asset bubble (such as a stock bubble), especially when the irony of human folly that it illustrates is being emphasized.

“It remains to be seen whether the current valuations in certain sectors will turn out to be a tulip mania.”

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Meanings

nountulip mania (countable and uncountable, plural tulip manias)

plural tulip manias

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of tulipomania.
  2. countablefigurativelyidiomaticuncountableAny asset bubble (such as a stock bubble), especially when the irony of human folly that it illustrates is being emphasized.

    It remains to be seen whether the current valuations in certain sectors will turn out to be a tulip mania.

Origin

From tulip + mania.

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APA

tulip mania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tulip%20mania

MLA

“tulip mania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tulip%20mania. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tulip mania,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tulip%20mania.

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