rum-ti-tumint.n.adj.

Brit.

/ˌrʌmtɪˈtʌm/, U.S.

/ˌrəmtiˈtəm/

Forms:

α. 1800s rum-ti-tum-dun, 1800s– rum-tee-tum, 1800s– rum-ti-tum, 1900s– rumpti-tum, 1900s– rumpty-tum, 1900s– rumpty-tump, 1900s– rum-te-tum, 1900s– rumti-ti-tum.

β. 1800s rum-ti-ti, 1900s– rum-tee-tee.

γ. 1800s rumpti-tumpti, 1800s– rumpti-tumti, 1800s– rumpty-tumpty, 1800s– rumti-tumti, 1800s– rumty-tumty, 1900s– rumpity-tumpity, 1900s– rumpty-tumty, 1900s– rumty-tumpty.

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative of the sound of a drum roll. The γ. forms show alteration of the ending apparently for the purposes of internal rhyme. With the use as adverb, compare rum-ti-too adj.

A. int.

Used as a meaningless refrain or to represent a regular rhythmic sound.

ΚΠ

1812 Trick for Trick ii. ii. 29 Eliza. With all the ardour, and all, the—rum-ti-tum-dun (sings round the stage)—Why how you stare!

1817 J. Keats Let. 15 Apr. (1958) I. 129 I hope one of you will be competent to take part in a Trio..when you have said Rum-ti-ti you must not rum any more.

1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge xviii. 311 The tabor was fiercely beaten, rumpti, tumpti.

1868 F. C. Burnand Happy Thoughts iv. 19 I will..concentrate myself upon—tiddledy, tiddledy, rum ti tum—that's the bowing figure in the Lancers.

1928 C. Wells Bk. Catherine Wells v. 135 ‘Rum-ti-tum, ti-tum, ti-ty,’ she hummed gaily, and wriggled down into her bed-clothes again.

2005 Times (Nexis) 29 Apr. (Features section) 9 Sorry, ladies, but you have to look away now... Rum-ti-tum ti-tum, hum-ti-tum-ti-tum. Ho hum. Have they gone yet?

B. n.

Rhythmic repetitiveness, esp. in music or verse; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1829 J. Blakiston Twelve Years' Mil. Adventure xx. 163 Rum ti tum ceased immediately; the column halted.

1957 C. Girdlestone Jean-Philippe Rameau x. 367 It ends on six bars of honest rum-ti-tum.

1976 G. Ewart No Fool i. 31 This is a convention, we know, of course, and a wistfulness in the rum-ti-tum might be detected.

2008 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 29 May 11 Musically, it's middle-period Verdi with some good old Italian rum-ti-tum.

C. adj.

Esp. of music or verse: repetitive, trivial, commonplace.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > repeating > [adjective] > characterized by repetition

iterative1490

reiterative1619

repetitive1756

replicative1825

rum-ti-tum1832

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or ordinary > commonplace

quotidian1430

trite1548

beaten1587

trivial1589

threadbare1598

protrite1604

prose1606

commonplace1616

everyday1628

prostitute1631

prosaical1699

tritical1709

prosaic1729

tritish1779

hack1821

rum-ti-tum1832

unspecial1838

banal1840

commonplacish1847

prosy1849

inventionless1887

thread-worn1888

1832 Age 8 July 8/1 Imagine..all the conflict..exhibited to the spectator through the instrumentality of a rum-ti-tum bastardised sort of German music.

1897 Star 20 Apr. 3/4 The music..is of the commonplace rum-ti-tum order.

1901 Pall Mall Mag. Feb. 265 If you were to put in a little less rumty-tumty language, I'm not sure that I shouldn't agree with you.

1936 Musical Times 77 522/1 ‘A Lovely Land’ (Geoffrey Shaw); unison song of England: rum-ti-tum words; good march tune.

1995 Independent 18 Feb. 27/2 The rumpty-tum rhythm of its subtitle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rum-ti-tum
释义	rum-ti-tumint.n.adj. Brit. /ˌrʌmtɪˈtʌm/, U.S. /ˌrəmtiˈtəm/ Forms: α. 1800s rum-ti-tum-dun, 1800s– rum-tee-tum, 1800s– rum-ti-tum, 1900s– rumpti-tum, 1900s– rumpty-tum, 1900s– rumpty-tump, 1900s– rum-te-tum, 1900s– rumti-ti-tum. β. 1800s rum-ti-ti, 1900s– rum-tee-tee. γ. 1800s rumpti-tumpti, 1800s– rumpti-tumti, 1800s– rumpty-tumpty, 1800s– rumti-tumti, 1800s– rumty-tumty, 1900s– rumpity-tumpity, 1900s– rumpty-tumty, 1900s– rumty-tumpty. Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative of the sound of a drum roll. The γ. forms show alteration of the ending apparently for the purposes of internal rhyme. With the use as adverb, compare rum-ti-too adj. A. int. Used as a meaningless refrain or to represent a regular rhythmic sound. ΚΠ 1812 Trick for Trick ii. ii. 29 Eliza. With all the ardour, and all, the—rum-ti-tum-dun (sings round the stage)—Why how you stare! 1817 J. Keats Let. 15 Apr. (1958) I. 129 I hope one of you will be competent to take part in a Trio..when you have said Rum-ti-ti you must not rum any more. 1836 M. Scott Cruise of Midge xviii. 311 The tabor was fiercely beaten, rumpti, tumpti. 1868 F. C. Burnand Happy Thoughts iv. 19 I will..concentrate myself upon—tiddledy, tiddledy, rum ti tum—that's the bowing figure in the Lancers. 1928 C. Wells Bk. Catherine Wells v. 135 ‘Rum-ti-tum, ti-tum, ti-ty,’ she hummed gaily, and wriggled down into her bed-clothes again. 2005 Times (Nexis) 29 Apr. (Features section) 9 Sorry, ladies, but you have to look away now... Rum-ti-tum ti-tum, hum-ti-tum-ti-tum. Ho hum. Have they gone yet? B. n. Rhythmic repetitiveness, esp. in music or verse; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1829 J. Blakiston Twelve Years' Mil. Adventure xx. 163 Rum ti tum ceased immediately; the column halted. 1957 C. Girdlestone Jean-Philippe Rameau x. 367 It ends on six bars of honest rum-ti-tum. 1976 G. Ewart No Fool i. 31 This is a convention, we know, of course, and a wistfulness in the rum-ti-tum might be detected. 2008 Evening Post (Nottingham) (Nexis) 29 May 11 Musically, it's middle-period Verdi with some good old Italian rum-ti-tum. C. adj. Esp. of music or verse: repetitive, trivial, commonplace. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > repeating > [adjective] > characterized by repetition iterative1490 reiterative1619 repetitive1756 replicative1825 rum-ti-tum1832 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [adjective] > usual or ordinary > commonplace quotidian1430 trite1548 beaten1587 trivial1589 threadbare1598 protrite1604 prose1606 commonplace1616 everyday1628 prostitute1631 prosaical1699 tritical1709 prosaic1729 tritish1779 hack1821 rum-ti-tum1832 unspecial1838 banal1840 commonplacish1847 prosy1849 inventionless1887 thread-worn1888 1832 Age 8 July 8/1 Imagine..all the conflict..exhibited to the spectator through the instrumentality of a rum-ti-tum bastardised sort of German music. 1897 Star 20 Apr. 3/4 The music..is of the commonplace rum-ti-tum order. 1901 Pall Mall Mag. Feb. 265 If you were to put in a little less rumty-tumty language, I'm not sure that I shouldn't agree with you. 1936 Musical Times 77 522/1 ‘A Lovely Land’ (Geoffrey Shaw); unison song of England: rum-ti-tum words; good march tune. 1995 Independent 18 Feb. 27/2 The rumpty-tum rhythm of its subtitle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.adj.1812
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