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callithump

noun
/ˈkæ.lɪ.θʌmp/

Etymology

Uncertain. 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

Definitions

  1. A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant…

    A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.

  2. A burlesque serenade

    A burlesque serenade; a charivari.

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