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Hananiac

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fan of American political science researcher and right-wing political commentator (born 1985) Richard Hanania.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, US

Topics: government, politics

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Etymology

Etymology tree Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה (khananyá)bor. Arabic حنانياbor. English Hanania Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yétorder. Proto-Hellenic *məňňómai Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek μανίᾱ (maníā) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ακός (-akós) Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós)bor. Late Latin maniacuslbor. French maniaquebor. English maniac blend English Hananiac Blend of Hanania + maniac.