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Titaniac en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of Titanic + maniac.

Meanings

1. (informal) A person interested in the Titanic disaster.
   • There were prayers, vigils. Wreaths were tossed into the ocean by two of the survivors. Some Titaniacs scooped up bottles of seawater from the hallowed site. 1996 September 16, “It Was So, So Sad”, in New York Magazine, page 18:
   • Up until now, the high point for them had been the 1959 A Night to Remember, which Titaniacs revere for its technical accuracy. 1998, Paula Parisi, The Making of James Cameron's Titanic, page 127:
   • Be warned: among Titaniacs, the mystery ship's identity is an incendiary issue. 2011, Allan Wolf, The Watch That Ends The Night: Voices from the Titanic, page 436:

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