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Gazzamania
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English
Etymology
From en Gazza mania.
Noun
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en informal Enthusiasm for the English footballer Paul Gascoigne (born 1967).
en 1995 Roger Horrocks Male myths and icons: masculinity in popular culture 162 Thus, Gazzamania conceals a complex sub-text about three things: gender; the white male body; and the British working class (and its relations with other classes).
en 2009 Ben Carrington; Ian McDonald Marxism, cultural studies and sport 78 Paul Gascoigne went from being the focal point of Gazzamania to sad, fat clown in a matter of months
en 2011 Simon Kuper Football Against The Enemy Gazzamania, that much is clear, took off after the World Cup semi-final between England and Germany in Turin.
en eponyms
en Fandom Football (soccer)