hippomaniacadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S.

/ˌhɪpoʊˈmeɪniˌæk/,

/ˌhɪpəˈmeɪniˌæk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hippo- comb. form, maniac adj.

Etymology: < hippo- comb. form + maniac adj., in sense A. 2 and use as noun (and perhaps also in sense A. 1) after hippomania n.With sense A. 1 perhaps compare hippomaniacally adv.

A. adj.

1. Of a mare: in a state of sexual excitement; in heat. Cf. hippomania n. 1. rare.With quot. 1990, compare quot. 1809 at hippomania n. 1.

ΚΠ

1806 R. Lyne Lat. Primer (ed. 4) ii. 184 This is a most unfortunate line; for..the sound..ill expresses the wild discursions of hippomaniac Mares.

1990 A. Carson in D. M. Halperin et al. Before Sexuality v. 142 [With reference to Aristotle.] Exempt from shame as from all fear of drying up, woman goes at sex like a hippomaniac mare.

2. Full of or characterized by passionate enthusiasm for horses or equestrian sports and activities. Somewhat rare.

ΚΠ

1906 Sydney Sportsman 7 Nov. 4/1 (heading) The hippomaniac rage.

1974 G. Trease Laughter at Door xiii. 155 [In 1948] the spate of pony books for hippomaniac schoolgirls was..at its height.

1987 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 May 589/2 Her hippomaniac younger sister..has converted her half of their shared bedroom into a pretend stable and race course.

B. n.

A person with a passion for horses or equestrian sports and activities. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > irrational loves and desires > person

opsomaniac1842

hippomaniac1850

oenomaniac1857

dipsomaniac1858

theomaniac1863

xenomaniac1879

bibliokleptomaniac1881

opiomaniac1889

nosophile1895

dipso1923

power maniac1943

leprophil1959

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > excessive fondness for > person

hippomaniac1850

1850 Bell's Life in London 24 Feb. 4/2 Call we the winner then ‘the four year old’... Bettors—or more or less—are hippo-maniacs.

1860 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 614/2 People devoted to books have been termed bibliomaniacs; those passionately addicted to hunting may fairly be called hippomaniacs.

1898 Truth (Sydney) 27 Apr. 4/3 Not being a hippomaniac,..I am fain to admit that most matters connected with horse-racing are mysteries to me.

1927 Queenslander (Brisbane) 5 May 8/1 Let us try to picture the complete horseman as a realised ideal. In the best sense of the word he will be a hippomaniac. His love of horses will be a passion.

1979 R. Jenkins Fergus Lamont ii. ii. 88 Only if I had four legs, hooves, and a tail, would she have queried my pedigree. She was a hippomaniac.

1991 Guardian (Nexis) 3 Oct. It is the world of the veterinary thriller. Hippomaniacs will be transfixed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hippomaniac
释义	hippomaniacadj.n. Brit. /ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˌhɪpoʊˈmeɪniˌæk/, /ˌhɪpəˈmeɪniˌæk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hippo- comb. form, maniac adj. Etymology: < hippo- comb. form + maniac adj., in sense A. 2 and use as noun (and perhaps also in sense A. 1) after hippomania n.With sense A. 1 perhaps compare hippomaniacally adv. A. adj. 1. Of a mare: in a state of sexual excitement; in heat. Cf. hippomania n. 1. rare.With quot. 1990, compare quot. 1809 at hippomania n. 1. ΚΠ 1806 R. Lyne Lat. Primer (ed. 4) ii. 184 This is a most unfortunate line; for..the sound..ill expresses the wild discursions of hippomaniac Mares. 1990 A. Carson in D. M. Halperin et al. Before Sexuality v. 142 [With reference to Aristotle.] Exempt from shame as from all fear of drying up, woman goes at sex like a hippomaniac mare. 2. Full of or characterized by passionate enthusiasm for horses or equestrian sports and activities. Somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1906 Sydney Sportsman 7 Nov. 4/1 (heading) The hippomaniac rage. 1974 G. Trease Laughter at Door xiii. 155 [In 1948] the spate of pony books for hippomaniac schoolgirls was..at its height. 1987 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 May 589/2 Her hippomaniac younger sister..has converted her half of their shared bedroom into a pretend stable and race course. B. n. A person with a passion for horses or equestrian sports and activities. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > irrational loves and desires > person opsomaniac1842 hippomaniac1850 oenomaniac1857 dipsomaniac1858 theomaniac1863 xenomaniac1879 bibliokleptomaniac1881 opiomaniac1889 nosophile1895 dipso1923 power maniac1943 leprophil1959 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > excessive fondness for > person hippomaniac1850 1850 Bell's Life in London 24 Feb. 4/2 Call we the winner then ‘the four year old’... Bettors—or more or less—are hippo-maniacs. 1860 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 614/2 People devoted to books have been termed bibliomaniacs; those passionately addicted to hunting may fairly be called hippomaniacs. 1898 Truth (Sydney) 27 Apr. 4/3 Not being a hippomaniac,..I am fain to admit that most matters connected with horse-racing are mysteries to me. 1927 Queenslander (Brisbane) 5 May 8/1 Let us try to picture the complete horseman as a realised ideal. In the best sense of the word he will be a hippomaniac. His love of horses will be a passion. 1979 R. Jenkins Fergus Lamont ii. ii. 88 Only if I had four legs, hooves, and a tail, would she have queried my pedigree. She was a hippomaniac. 1991 Guardian (Nexis) 3 Oct. It is the world of the veterinary thriller. Hippomaniacs will be transfixed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1806
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