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latah

/ˈlɑːtə/ UK

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From Malay latah.

noun latahs · lata

countable, uncountable A condition found in Malaysia and nearby areas characterised by extreme suggestibility; also, a person suffering from this malady. Latah is a condition occurring in Southeast Asia. Otherwise sane, Latahs compulsively imitate every motion once their attention is attracted by snapping the fingers or calling sharply.

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@misc{latah_2026,
  title = {latah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/latah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}