Maine-iacn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪniˌæk/

Forms: 1800s Maine-ac, 1800s– Maine-iac, 1800s– Mainiac.

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: proper name Maine , maniac n.

Etymology: Humorous blend of the name of Maine (see Maine n.²) and maniac n.

U.S. colloquial.

A native or inhabitant of the State of Maine.

ΚΠ

1837 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 13 July in Passages from Amer. Notebks. (1868) 47 The British have lately imprisoned a man who was sent to take the census; and the Mainiacs are much excited on the subject.

1852 Lantern (N.Y.) 1 119/2 There is to be a great Fast throughout the State of Maine. The Mainiacs are to be Fastmen, which is a clear confession they are loose at present.

1888 Overland Monthly 12 511 So many of us hailed from the ‘jumping-off place’, that we were hailed as ‘Maine-iacs’.

1978 Washington Post 2 July b4/1 These locals—‘Maine-iacs’, they call themselves—are straight-talking and stubborn, a determined breed rooted umbilically to place and family.

1994 Dallas Morning News 6 Feb. 11 g4 Barbara McCann, a native Maine-iac, lives near White Rock Lake (in Dallas), which is her favorite Texas spot.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maine-iac
释义	Maine-iacn. Brit. /ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˈmeɪniˌæk/ Forms: 1800s Maine-ac, 1800s– Maine-iac, 1800s– Mainiac. Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: proper name Maine , maniac n. Etymology: Humorous blend of the name of Maine (see Maine n.²) and maniac n. U.S. colloquial. A native or inhabitant of the State of Maine. ΚΠ 1837 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 13 July in Passages from Amer. Notebks. (1868) 47 The British have lately imprisoned a man who was sent to take the census; and the Mainiacs are much excited on the subject. 1852 Lantern (N.Y.) 1 119/2 There is to be a great Fast throughout the State of Maine. The Mainiacs are to be Fastmen, which is a clear confession they are loose at present. 1888 Overland Monthly 12 511 So many of us hailed from the ‘jumping-off place’, that we were hailed as ‘Maine-iacs’. 1978 Washington Post 2 July b4/1 These locals—‘Maine-iacs’, they call themselves—are straight-talking and stubborn, a determined breed rooted umbilically to place and family. 1994 Dallas Morning News 6 Feb. 11 g4 Barbara McCann, a native Maine-iac, lives near White Rock Lake (in Dallas), which is her favorite Texas spot. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837
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