Gazzamania

English

Etymology

From Gazza +‎ -mania.

Noun

Gazzamania (uncountable)

1. (informal) Enthusiasm for the English footballer Paul Gascoigne (born 1967).
   • 1995, Roger Horrocks, Male myths and icons: masculinity in popular culture, page 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).

   • 2009, Ben Carrington, Ian McDonald, Marxism, cultural studies and sport, page 78:

     Paul Gascoigne went from being the focal point of Gazzamania to sad, fat clown in a matter of months […]

   • 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.