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Gorbymania, n. temporary.|gɔːbɪˈmeɪnɪə| [f. mod.Eng. Gorby, colloq. abbrev. of the name of Mikhail Gorbachev (see *Gorbachevian a.) + -mania.] Excessive enthusiasm for Mikhail Gorbachev or his policies.
[1986National Rev. (U.S.) 10 Oct. 22/1 Gorby fever has caught on.] 1987Los Angeles Times 6 Dec. i. 12/2 There also appears to be a suspicion that Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the dynamic Soviet leader, will outshine the aging, weakened President Reagan and that ‘Gorbymania’ will sweep Western Europe. 1988Washington Q. Summer 33/2 U.S. ‘Gorbymania’, as Le Monde editor André Fontaine called it, would greatly magnify antinuclear and antidefense attitudes in Europe. 1989Sydney Morning Herald 15 June 15/2 (heading) Western allies shaken as Gorbymania grips Bonn. |