Meaning of Maniac | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
2. A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
   figuratively
3. Ellipsis of sex maniac.
   Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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Examples

“She was driving like a maniac.”

“In these early days of silent pictures, the accent was chiefly on thrills and danger as provided by supposedly unstoppable locomotives with crooks or maniacs on the footplate.”

“Hey kids, the word of the week is "pupaphobia"! Others may enjoy being frightened by chainsaw-wielding maniacs and cannibal clowns, but my Halloween is never complete without a murderous Muppet or two. Thankfully, a pair of events last Friday the 13th provided a perfect double feature of puppet perversity.”

““It gives me the dithers, thinking of the damage that maniac could do if he ever took the headship. He could reinstate the cycle of chosen births, or enact any of a hundred other terrible laws.””

“He's a manga maniac.”

“She's a maniac, maniac on the floor / And she's dancing like she's never danced before”

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