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beetlemania
noun 2
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3ADJ.
adopted, alive, all, long, sure, worldwide
VERB + BEETLEMANIA
keeping, suffered
PREP.
from
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noun
1
Enthusiasm for beetles.
I take a few steps and cast again to the next pocket; another fish follows the beetle and strikes as I pull it across. I'm breathing shallow and fast and grinning, all symptoms of Beetlemania.
Have a sudden hankering to get a bug while you're out shopping? No problem. Southeast Asian rhinoceros beetles can be purchased at Japan's version of Home Depot. It's "beetlemania" to be sure.
noun
1
Enthusiasm for Volkswagen Beetle automobiles.
The outburst of Beetlemania has created long waiting lists at many of Volkswagen's 600 U.S. dealerships, some of which were ready to give up on the German automaker a few years ago.
Germany may have been the Beetle's birthplace, and Mexico its adopted home, but Beetlemania was a worldwide craze.
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I take a few steps and cast again to the next pocket; another fish follows the beetle and strikes as I pull it across. I'm breathing shallow and fast and grinning, all symptoms of Beetlemania.
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Have a sudden hankering to get a bug while you're out shopping? No problem. Southeast Asian rhinoceros beetles can be purchased at Japan's version of Home Depot. It's "beetlemania" to be sure.
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In other words, the two men who were responsible for unravelling the greatest mystery of life both suffered from beetlemania. This is not the weirdest of all possible coincidences; beetling and bug-hu
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The outburst of Beetlemania has created long waiting lists at many of Volkswagen's 600 U.S. dealerships, some of which were ready to give up on the German automaker a few years ago.
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Germany may have been the Beetle's birthplace, and Mexico its adopted home, but Beetlemania was a worldwide craze.
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Meet the Mexico City family keeping Beetlemania alive
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