pandamonium

English

Etymology

Blend of panda +‎ pandemonium.

Noun

pandamonium (uncountable)

1. (humorous) Furor caused by or involving pandas.
   • 1972 April 21, “Pandas settled in National Zoo”, in Lodi News-Sentinel:

     First Lady Pat Nixon, who received them on behalf of all Americans, said "Thank you so much for this gift of pandas for children of all ages, including me. I'm sure pandamonium will break out."

   • 1987 November 4, Douglas Martin, “About New York; Year of the Panda Is Lengthened By a Few Days”, in The New York Times:

     But Sunday was the last day of the pandas' six-month visit and the "pandamonium" was supposed to be over.

   • 1988 August 16, Scott R. Robinson, “Chinese cooking is an art”, in The Bryan Times:

     Ever since it was known that the Toledo Zoo would be exhibiting a pair of the endangered giant pandas, a state of "pandamonium" has existed in this part of Ohio.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:pandamonium.