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Jacksonmania
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English
Etymology
From en Jackson mania.
Noun
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Intense fanatical enthusiasm for the American pop band The Jackson 5.
en Charles Jordan What to Save from the ’80s New York, N.Y. Fawcett Columbine 1986 63 0-449-90186-6 Retailers were reporting that summer that Jacksonmania was the biggest thing to hit the rock spinoff trade since the Beatles.
en w:Constance Briscoe Ugly Hodder and Stoughton 2006 978 0 34097 660 9 Jacksonmania had hit London and everyone was growing their hair in huge Afros and using an Afro fork to keep it in shape.
en The Great Lakes w:Rough Guides 2017 9780241271025 Gordy signed The Jackson 5 in 1969, leading to the “Jacksonmania” of the early 1970s, but by mid-decade the top sellers were the high-society soul of Diana Ross and the ballads of the Commodores – Gordy focused more on producing movies such as The Wiz (1978).
Further reading
Michael Jackson fandom#Jacksonmania Michael Jackson fandom § Jacksonmania
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