n. The recurring cycle of changes in the behavioral patterns of certain individuals that is repeated roughly once every 28 days; marked by a strange attraction to wear
European Renaissance style clothing,
play the lute or lyre, and the desire to serenade rich people.
PMS, or Preminstrel Syndrome relates to the physical and psychological symptoms, including reciting
poetry, talking in Shakespearean language, strong attraction to flamboyant clothing and stringed instruments, and occasional outbursts of heralding, that occur from 2 to 7 days before the onset of minstrelization.
"Why is
Dave standing on the balcony performing such a ridiculous musical
number in that awful
green tunic?"
"Oh, he's just on his minstrel cycle, nothing to worry about."