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Record 1 2011-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

Excessive promotion, popularity or talk of the use of condoms (mainly because of AIDS concerns).

CONT

Condomania: ads avant-garde but compatible with corporate strategy.

OBS

This word was created by which two or more words are juxtaposed to create a new unit of meaning. Here the words "condom" and "mania", words with independent meanings, are put together to create a new meaning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts

Spanish

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