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lottomania en · NOUN

Etymology

From lotto + -mania.

Meanings

  1. (informal, uncountable) Enthusiasm for playing the lottery.
    • As lottomania has swept the nation, one result is an entirely new social stratum of millionaires... 1994, Linda Schinke-Llano, Time: Reaching for Tomorrow:
    • The lottomania (Forbes, Mar. 6, 1989) that sent state lottery revenues to more than $20 billion last year has finally run out of steam. Revenue gains are slackening off... 1992, Forbes, volume 149, numbers 5-9: