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mad for it adjective very eager UK The phrase, originating in Manchester in the north of England, gained its wider currency as a catchphrase to justify the excesses of Liam and Noel Gallagher and their band Oasis.- The absurdity of Liam and Noel’s “mad for it” 1968 style anything-is-possiblism is transcended by their unquestionable passion and honesty. — NME, 1997
- He was like some garish Ebeneezer Goode, in your face the whole time, driving everybody on–on one, up for it, mad for it, top one. — Kevin Sampson, Powder, p. 198, 1999
- Manchester? Mad for it! Fookin top one MANCHEST-AH? — Wayne Anthony, Spanish Highs, p. 93, 1999
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