automaniacn.1
/ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˌɔdoʊˈmeɪniˌæk/, /ˌɔdəˈmeɪniˌæk/, /ˌɑdoʊˈmeɪniˌæk/, /ˌɑdəˈmeɪniˌæk/ Now rare.
A person who is self-involved or self-obsessed to the point of being mentally ill. Cf. automania n.1
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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > egotism > egotist
egotist1715
meist1737
egoist1794
automaniac1853
egomaniac1890
egocentrica1963
1853 W. C. Dendy Ψυχη 141 But the mournful automaniac unhappily retired to the world of his own thought.
1860 Brit. Controversialist New Ser. 2 117 A self-deluded automaniac,..the offspring of her own delirious flights of fancy.
1899 Proc. Ann. Congr. National Prison Assoc. U.S. 1898 141 The man in the midst of the drink storm is not written down as a moral delinquent only. He is a physical and mental delinquent. He is an auto-maniac.
1995 Independent (Nexis) 1 Oct. 32 Why did Frida Kahlo paint herself so often? Was it because she was an automaniac, driven to self-obsession by the constant pain?
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
automaniacn.2
/ˌɔːtəʊˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˌɔdoʊˈmeɪniˌæk/, /ˌɔdəˈmeɪniˌæk/, /ˌɑdoʊˈmeɪniˌæk/, /ˌɑdəˈmeɪniˌæk/ 1. A person who drives recklessly or at excessive speed; a dangerous driver.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > driver or operator of vehicle > [noun] > driver of motor vehicle > fast or reckless
hell driver1699
scorcher1885
automaniac1902
speed merchant1913
speedster1921
thruster1925
cowboy1928
speed hog1928
speeder1974
1902 Horseless Age 23 July 84/1 There seems to be need of a term to designate those speed crazed paranoiacs who are now doing so much to bring the automobile into disrepute... We suggest the word ‘automaniac’.
1988 Newsday (Nexis) 21 Jan. 79 A new breed of automaniacs leave little doubt that they would shove you off the road for not moving fast enough.
2000 Town & Country Planning 69 370/3 Why is it that people who are normally perfectly rational become automaniacs as soon as they turn on the ignition?
2. An enthusiast for motor vehicles and motoring.
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1907 Amer. Vet. Rev. Apr. 15 The more enthusiastic of the automaniacs ventured the prediction that no museum of natural history of the next generation would be complete without a properly mounted skeleton of the horse.
1963 N.Y. Times Mag. 29 Sept. 50/1 An automaniac is..one who, clad in the goggles and duster of a bygone age, mounts an antique automobile and goes pop-popping about the landscape.
2003 Winnipeg Free Press (Nexis) 12 Apr. 5 (caption) Auto-maniacs gather for the annual auto show.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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