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Tasmaniac en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of Tasmania + maniac.

Meanings

1. (colloquial, humorous) A native or inhabitant of Tasmania, Australia.
   • No-one was terribly interested to hear about the findings of the Menzies Institute, which showed that Tasmaniacs have a lower rate of congenital malformation than the Australian average. 2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 27
   • I need to recharge my batteries to have the energy to take on whatever surprise-challenge some ‘Tasmaniac’ has lined up for me. 2016, Miroslav Vesely, The Nude Kitchen Hand:
   • Irving was shocked that the Tasmaniac even knew that word. 2015, Stephen Ostrow, Magic Irving and His Magic Shoppe:

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