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Rollermania
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English
Etymology
From en roller mania.
Noun
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en historical A 1970s phenomenon of extreme or hysterical adulation for the Scottish boy band Bay City Rollers.
en May 3 2014 Dominic Midgley Rocked by Rollermania: The Fab Four and their fame frenzy w:Daily Express http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/473790/Rocked-by-Rollermania-Boyband-obsessions-of-40-years-ago Everyone remembers Beatlemania. The Fab Four created a fan frenzy wherever they appeared. Yet a decade after their 1960s' peak, an equally hysterical teenage phenomenon gripped Britain. It was called Rollermania. https://web.archive.org/web/20260108171047/https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/473790/Rocked-by-Rollermania-Boyband-obsessions-of-40-years-ago 8 January 2026
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