2014年9月9日火曜日

Psittacism

Psittacism is speech or writing that appears mechanical or repetitive in the manner of a parrot. 

More generally it is a pejorative description of the use of words which appear to have been used without regard to their meaning.

mechanical, repetitive, and meaningless speech.

automatic speech without thought of the meaning of the words spoken

Literally, characteristic of parrots. By extension, thoughtless repetition of a word or phrase without regard for its meaning. Adjective: psittacistic or psittaceous.

parrot:オウム

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