ecky thump
Exclamation of surprise or pleasure, supposedly part of a Northern English dialectExclamation of surprise or pleasure, supposedly part of a Northern English dialect.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial, humorous)Exclamation of surprise or pleasure, supposedly part of a Northern English dialect.
The Guardian, Sunday June 10 2007, Kitty Empire The latest Stripes album title, a play on the Lancastrian exclamation Ecky thump! is, in part, a gasp of surprise...
Origin
Introduced in "Kung Fu Kapers", a 1975 episode of the British comedy television series TheIntroduced in "Kung Fu Kapers", a 1975 episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies. In the episode, "ecky thump" is a secret Lancastrian martial art using black puddings as a weapon.
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See also
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