latah

/lah-tuh/US // ˈlɑ tə //UK // (ˈlɑːtə) //

板条

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a pattern of neurotic behavior, usually induced by a startle, first discovered in Malaya, and characterized by the compulsive imitation of the actions and words of others.

The sailor then throws the piece of wood on to the deck, and the latah promptly follows suit with the baby (Guinon).
I has plowed an' I has sowed, an' latah on I has laid cyahpets, an' I has whitewashed.
I'll go if you wish it; though I tell you again, you're backing the wrong man, and soonah or latah you'll discover it.
In point of fact, I don't mind telling yah, I back myself still for a couple of thou' soonah or latah to marry yah.
More than one-half of the cereal crop in 1905 was produced in the prairie and plateau region of Nez Perce and Latah counties.