piblockti
toʊ noun, plural pi·blok·tos. Psychology.
a culture-specific syndrome occurring among traditional Eskimo women, characterized by an outburst of cries or screams, the removal of clothing, and seeming possession by a bird or animal spirit.
Also, pi·block·to.
Origin:
1955–60; < Inuit pibloktoq
1955–60; < Inuit pibloktoq
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