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.
  1. 1.

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

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  2. 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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