# trichomania

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌtɹɪkoʊˈmeɪni.ə/

## Definitions
1. A mania for, or passionate interest in, long hair.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek
θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) (stem trikh-) and μανία (manía, “madness”). By surface analysis, tricho- + -mania.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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