Trichomania

//ˌtɹɪkoʊˈmeɪni.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mania for, or passionate interest in, long hair. uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (stem trikh-) and μανία (manía, “madness”). By surface analysis, tricho- + -mania.

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