Main Entry: jump·ing French·men of Maine

Pronunciation: \ˌjəmp-iŋ-ˌfrench-mən-əv-ˈmān\

Function: noun plural

: individuals who exhibit a nervous condition characterized by involuntary jumping movements upon being startled, sometimes echolalia, suggestibility and impairment of the will, and inability to concentrate and who are usually of French descent and from lumbering regions of Maine