jumping Frenchmen of Maine syndrome

English

Etymology

From the name given to a group of 19th-century lumberjacks who exhibited this disorder.

Noun

jumping Frenchmen of Maine syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare disorder involving an exaggerated startle reflex which may be described as an uncontrollable jump.

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