mania a potu

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mania ā pōtū (literally “madness from the drink”).

Noun

mania a potu (uncountable)

1. (dated) Madness caused by alcohol intoxication.

Further reading

• “mania”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.