callithump
English edit
Etymology edit
Probably from an arbitrary first element and thump
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
callithump (plural callithumps)
- (US) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
- 1919, Albert Bigelow Paine, Dwellers in Arcady: The Story of an Abandoned Farm[1]:
- You probably don't know what callithump is, but you will find out if you undertake to hoe sod-ground potatoes in July. It has something to do with brazen trumpets and violence. I became acquainted with callithump when I straightened out the asparagus-bed.
- (US) A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “callithump”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.