"callithump" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkæ.lɪ.θʌmp/ Forms: callithumps [plural]
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 Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{af|en|calli-|thump|nocap=1}} calli- + thump Head templates: {{en-noun}} callithump (plural callithumps)
  1. (US, colloquial, dated) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises. Tags: US, colloquial, dated
    Sense id: en-callithump-en-noun-1yRKJfXZ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with calli- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with calli-: 46 54
  2. (US, colloquial, dated) A burlesque serenade; a charivari. Tags: US, colloquial, dated
    Sense id: en-callithump-en-noun-2em1kDU7 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with calli-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with calli-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: callithumpian

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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