balloonacyn.

Brit.

/bəˈluːnəsi/, U.S.

/bəˈlunəsi/

Forms: 1800s– balloonacy, 1900s– ballunacy.

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: balloon n., lunacy n.

Etymology: Blend of balloon n. and lunacy n. Compare earlier balloonatic n. and balloonomania n.

Mania for ballooning; balloon madness.

ΚΠ

1864 Daily Tel. 19 Feb. We live in an age of balloonacy.

1882 West. Daily Press 27 Mar. 3/1 A sharp epidemic of balloonacy.

1896 Daily News 15 Feb. 5/3 I see that the Swedish Government has sent out a circular inviting the Geographical Society to assist him [sc. Dr. Andrée] in his balloonacy.

1907 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Daily Tribune 8 Nov. 8/4 It is the latest fad; Balloonacy, Balloonacy, The world is airship mad!

1996 Osiris 2nd. Ser. 11 161 Victorian precision seemed at odds with Victorian ‘balloonacy’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	balloonacy
释义	balloonacyn. Brit. /bəˈluːnəsi/, U.S. /bəˈlunəsi/ Forms: 1800s– balloonacy, 1900s– ballunacy. Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: balloon n., lunacy n. Etymology: Blend of balloon n. and lunacy n. Compare earlier balloonatic n. and balloonomania n. Mania for ballooning; balloon madness. ΚΠ 1864 Daily Tel. 19 Feb. We live in an age of balloonacy. 1882 West. Daily Press 27 Mar. 3/1 A sharp epidemic of balloonacy. 1896 Daily News 15 Feb. 5/3 I see that the Swedish Government has sent out a circular inviting the Geographical Society to assist him [sc. Dr. Andrée] in his balloonacy. 1907 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Daily Tribune 8 Nov. 8/4 It is the latest fad; Balloonacy, Balloonacy, The world is airship mad! 1996 Osiris 2nd. Ser. 11 161 Victorian precision seemed at odds with Victorian ‘balloonacy’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1864
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