Automaniac

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is self-involved to the point of mental illness.
  2. 2
    An enthusiast of automobiles and motoring.

    "A foolish dissipation, ending in broken rest, depleted purses, broken laws, broken automobiles, and broken bones.[…] Is the cost not heavy enough to bring even an automaniac to his senses?"

  3. 3
    A road hog.

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"A foolish dissipation, ending in broken rest, depleted purses, broken laws, broken automobiles, and broken bones.[…] Is the cost not heavy enough to bring even an automaniac to his senses?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Of auto- (“oneself”) + -maniac (“one who experiences obsession”). Attested from the 19th century.

Etymology 2

Of auto (“automobile”) + -maniac (“one who experiences obsession”). Attested from the early 20th century. Compare automania.

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road hog

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