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    [Noun]  | "ma*ni*ac" | \ ˈmā-nē-ˌak \


    1: someone who is or acts mentally unsound; especially : a person who behaves in a wildly foolish, reckless, or dangerous manner

    2: a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something


    Origin: circa 1763 ;

     Borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French maniaque "mad, frenzied," (as noun) "madman, lunatic," borrowed from Medieval Latin maniacus (as both noun and adjective), going back to Late Latin, "mad, maniacal," borrowed from Late Greek maniakós, from Greek manía "madness, frenzy, {see: |mania|mania}" + -akos, variant of -ikos {see: |-ic:1|-ic:1} before a vowel;

    [Adjective]  | "ma*ni*ac" | \ ˈmā-nē-ˌak \


    1: affected with or suggestive of madness

    2: characterized by ungovernable excitement or frenzy : frantic

    [Adjective]  | "ma*ni*a*cal" | \ mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl \


    1: affected with or suggestive of madness

    2: characterized by ungovernable excitement or frenzy : frantic


    Origin: 1526 ;

     Middle French maniaque "mad, frenzied" & its source, Late Latin maniacus + {see: |-al:1|-al:1} {mat|maniac:1|};

    [Idiom]  | "like a maniac" 


    1: in a very reckless and dangerous way

    [Noun]  | "maniac" 


    1: a person who lacks good sense or judgment;


      * e.g., " ... It was some surprise to see such chill person become a complete maniac when he got behind the wheel. "





    2: a person with a strong and habitual liking for something;


      * e.g., " ... I'm a maniac for anything flavored with peppermint "



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    [Adjective]  | "maniacal" 


    1: unable to think in a clear or sensible way;


      * e.g., " ... The show's maniacal villain has no method to his madness. "





     [ "maniac" ]

    1:  A person who is crazy, insane, or generally dangerous

      * e.g.,  ...  Man, those guys at Colombine were maniacs. 


     [ "maniac" ]

    2:  A player of Dance Dance Revolution who can easily earn A's on songs in Heavy mode.

      * e.g.,  ...  Dude! That Maniac just got a AA on Max Unlimited! 

     [ "maniac" ]

    1: someone who is not sane

      * e.g.,  ... random person: dude! that guy is running like a maniac! 

     [ "maniac" ]

    1: a term used in southern states referring to a female that enjoying and is well know for engaging in sexual orgies (running a train; "the whole team") with numerous males that include oral, vaginal, & in some cases anal. Also, known as a slut, ho, ultimate freak. A term from the movie, "Flashdance" with song by Michael Sembello...(she a maniac, maniac, on the floor...)

      * e.g.,  ... "Man she down for the whole team, she a MANIAC!" 

     [ "maniac" ]

    1: Refers to the ultimate fans of the girl group, Girlicious. It comes from their music video, titled Maniac, off their second album, Rebuilt. The nickname for these fans was given after the departure of 4th member, TIffanie Anderson.

      * e.g.,  ... 1st person: "Hey, do you like that group Girlicious?" 2nd person: "Oh yeah. I'm a maniac!" 

     [ "maniac" ]

    1: an induviual who is said to have mental incapabilities aka lunatic

      * e.g.,  ... wtf! she just grabbed the teacher's computer! what a maniac 

     [ "maniacing" ]

    1: When a dog gets a burst of energy while playing and runs back and forth uncontollably in the hallway or around the house.

      * e.g.,  ... I threw the ball and now max is totaly maniacing! 

     [ "Maniac" ]

    1:  A person who is undergoing a manic episode. Can often seem like the person has had a dozen coffees at once. Symptoms may include increased speech, a rush of thoughts/hard to follow thought trains, compulsive movements (Finger tapping, dancing, darting head movements etc.) excessive energy, reduced need to sleep (Sometimes going for a week or more without sleeping) and increased appetite.

      * e.g.,  ...  John is a maniac. He often goes days without sleep and seems to never stop moving, plus he seems to always be far ahead of his work. Harry is such a footballmaniac. He's been to every home game this season and won't stop talking about it. He's even painted his car in his teams colors! 


     [ "Maniac" ]

    2: Can also include boosted confidence, a feeling of almost euphoric happiness, increased production of adrenalin and/or endorphins, excessive or lack of libido and a highly reduced sense or fear of danger. Often highly intelligent and eccentric, though hard to talk to without going far off topic or spending hours listening to one giant spontanious rant. Most common in people with the medical conditions mania, manic depression or hypomania. A descriptor applied to people meaning to display a near obsessive love of something. See also: otaku

     [ "Maniac" ]

    1: Usually a person who will do and say practiclly anything and has to be pointed out publicly to warn all others around that kind of person.

      * e.g.,  ... Andrew: Jimmy!, you're a maniac Tobar: Haro, you're a maniac! who let you out of the asylum!? 

     [ "Maniacs" ]

    1: when one does something in a way thats crazy,

      * e.g.,  ... Damn dogg last night was maniacs! Do you have the maniacs on you? 


     [ "Maniacs" ]

    2: or you could use cocaine that is also another word

     [ "Maniac" ]

    1: Title of a song, it was sang by Michael Sembello in the 80's.

      * e.g.,  ... "The song "Maniac" is the #1 hit for this year." 

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