mango madness

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Australian informal the irrational behaviour of a person suffering from the effects of living in tropical heat

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Words nearby mango madness

mangia-cake, mangle, mango, Mangoky, mangold-wurzel, mango madness, mangonel, mangosteen, mangrove, mangrove fish, mangrove Jack

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Example sentences from the Web for mango madness

Trying to fine-tune all that to a desired end is not only a form of madness but doomed to failure.
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It's a bright, drinkable IPA made with dry American hops giving the nose hints of mango and passion fruit.
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Bats that had once lived deep in the forest were now eking out a living on mango trees and near pig farms.
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But the events provoking this madness are absolutely current.
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So in the vein of March Madness, here are my picks for the Final Four of the 2014 GOP championship of crazy.
How Long Can the Republicans Hide The Crazy?|Dean Obeidallah|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The building, a mosque-like structure of considerable size, was situated in the midst of a grove of mango trees.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
They joined in bands of youths and maidens and whirled down the Avenue in Bacchic madness.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
There are three mango trees here, which are very remarkable, from their age and size.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The hotel-keepers thought I was the American tourist overtaken by that final madness they had always anticipated.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Cards, however, I regard as a passing madness; it merely means that even yet we have not enough to do.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

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