Blobbymania
English
Etymology
blobby + -mania
Noun
Blobbymania (uncountable)
- (colloquial) Public enthusiasm for Mr Blobby, a comical character on UK television in the 1990s.
- 1997, Jon Purkis, James Bowen, Twenty-first Century Anarchism
- At the height of Blobbymania over Christmas 1993, Mr Blobby held the number one spot in the UK singles chart, relegating the boy group Take That into second place.
- 1994, Funk & Wagnalls new encyclopedia yearbook (page 198)
- These antics hit the British funny bone, and Blobbymania swept the scepter'd isle, spawning more than 250 Blobby products ranging from dolls to clothing to lunch boxes.
- 1997, Jon Purkis, James Bowen, Twenty-first Century Anarchism
Related terms
- Blobbygate