Tasmaniac

English

Etymology

Blend of Tasmania +‎ maniac.

Noun

Tasmaniac (plural Tasmaniacs)

1. (colloquial, humorous) Someone from Tasmania.
   • 2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 27:

     No-one was terribly interested to hear about the findings of the Menzies Institute, which showed that Tasmaniacs have a lower rate of congenital malformation than the Australian average.

   • 2015, Stephen Ostrow, Magic Irving and His Magic Shoppe:

     Irving was shocked that the Tasmaniac even knew that word.

   • 2016, Miroslav Vesely, The Nude Kitchen Hand:

     I need to recharge my batteries to have the energy to take on whatever surprise-challenge some ‘Tasmaniac’ has lined up for me.