piblokto

Meaning

Noun

• A condition affecting dogs or other animals in the Arctic, characterized by aggressive behavior and seizures.
• A condition affecting the Inuit peoples in winter, characterised by a period of frenzied activity or irrational behaviour, followed by unconsciousness or stupor.

Related

Similar words

• Arctic hysteria

Origin

• Borrowed from Inuktitut ("is mad, has hysteria or fever").