"balloonatic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: balloonatics [plural]
Etymology: Blend of balloon + lunatic Etymology templates: {{blend|en|balloon|lunatic}} Blend of balloon + lunatic Head templates: {{en-noun}} balloonatic (plural balloonatics)
  1. A ballooning enthusiast or fanatic.
    Sense id: en-balloonatic-en-noun-5GbH1N7y Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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