callithump
A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other…A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
Meaning
2 senses(US, colloquial, dated)A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
(US, colloquial, dated)A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
- a noisy boisterous parade
- a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
Origin
Uncertain. Perhaps from calli- + thump, or an alteration and backformation from "GallithumUncertain. Perhaps from calli- + thump, or an alteration and backformation from "Gallithumpian", a Dorset and Devon word from 1790s for a society of radical social reformers, in reference to "noisy disturbers of elections and meetings"
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Forms
plural: callithumps| Singular | callithump |
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsSee also
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