mango madness

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noun

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

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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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How to use mango madness in a sentence

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.
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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.
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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