An excessive or obsessive love for cats, or an abnormal preoccupation with cats and cat-related topics.
From Greek 'ailouros' (cat) plus 'mania' (excessive craving or obsession). This neoclassical compound was coined to describe the psychological phenomenon of extreme cat devotion.
In Victorian times, ailuromania was sometimes considered a mental health concern—now we just call it 'being a cat person online,' showing how society's judgment of behaviors changes completely!
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