Littlermania

English

Etymology

From Littler +‎ -mania.

Noun

Littlermania (uncountable)

1. (neologism) Enthusiasm for the English darts player Luke Littler (born 2007).
   • 2024 January 3, Tom Morgan, “Luke Littler vs Luke Humphries will not be on free-to-air TV as Channel 4 make no request to show final”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph‎^[1], London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-03:

     ‘Littlermania’ is dream timing for the PDC as it aims to secure a bumper new TV deal, with its current agreement with Sky expiring in 2025.

   • 2024 February 2, Aaron Bower, “Littler takes Premier League debut in stride”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 35, column 3:

     Make no mistake about it, Littlermania has taken over darts and the sport has enjoyed an incredible momentum shift in the past few weeks thanks to the performances of one fearless teenager.

   • 2025 January 3, Kieran Gill, “Littler a game from glory after crushing win”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 69:

     Littlermania is real, the Ally Pally punters lapping up every second of his performance here.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Littlermania.