callithump
n. 喧闹嘈杂的游行
发音
/ˈkæ.lɪ.θʌmp/
词形变化
callithumps
复数
callithumps
别名
calathump
calithump
callathump
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
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2.
A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
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词汇关系
词源
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
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