callithumpn.

Brit.

/ˈkalᵻθʌmp/, U.S.

/ˈkæləˌθəmp/

Forms: 1800s calithump, 1800s calliathump, 1800s– callithump, 1800s– callythump, 1800s– calathump, 1900s– calathump, 1900s– callathump.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: callithumpian adj.

Etymology: Probably < callithump- (in callithumpian adj.).

U.S. colloquial and regional. Now historical.

A cacophonous bout of noise-making performed by a group of people with a variety of instruments, utensils, etc., as a demonstration of a general feeling of celebration, dissatisfaction, etc. Also: a member of a group of people putting on such a performance. Cf. charivari n., rough music n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [noun]

noise?a1400

clattera1500

Babela1529

burlinga1533

burle1563

tintamarre1567

coil1582

flipper-de-flapper1640

clutter1655

Babel sound1710

jargon1711

charivari1735

oratorio?1737

hubbub1779

callithump1843

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [noun] > rough music

rough music1700

charivari1735

shivaree1805

callithump1843

tin-kettling1856

jerry1888

1843 E. P. Belden Sketches Yale Coll. iii. ii. 165 (heading) The calliathump.

1899 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 20 Oct. 16/4 The calithumps bore placards and fireworks.

1922 C. Deadrick in F. L. Riley Gen. R. E. Lee after Appomattox 137 The tin horns, tin pans and other paraphernalia promptly disappeared and the callithump was a thing of the past.

1952 R. M. Dorson Bloodstoppers & Bearwalkers ii. v. 104 Each mining location in the horse and wagon days of Keweenaw put on its callithump.

1968 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1985) I. 518/2 At a callathump, the bride and groom treat the guests. The men go down with noisemakers and the couple has to invite all inside.

2004 R. F. Pace Halls of Honor iii. 65 The goal of the calathump was for students to use any instrument they could get their hands on (musical or otherwise) and make a tremendous noise in the middle of the night.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

callithumpv.

Brit.

/ˈkalᵻθʌmp/, U.S.

/ˈkæləˌθəmp/

Forms: see callithump n.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: callithump n.

Etymology: < callithump n. Compare earlier callithumpian adj.

U.S. colloquial and regional. Now historical.

1. transitive. Of a group of people: to make cacophonous music or noise using a variety of instruments, utensils, etc., to (a person) or in (a place), as a demonstration of a general feeling of celebration, dissatisfaction, etc.

ΚΠ

1851 Portsmouth (Ohio) Inquirer 31 Oct. He and three others were engaged in the very silly practice of callithumping a newly-married couple.

1884 Sun (N.Y.) 10 July A lawless set of young men, the zenith of whose happiness is to ‘calathump’ a newly-married couple with tin pans and horns.

1920 Kappa Alpha Jrnl. Nov. 3 We were no longer boys in age, but we revived with zest memories of our youthful capers, when we callithumped the V. M. I. grounds.

1951 Life 29 Jan. 9/2 One couple was callithumped 25 straight nights because they would not hand out cigars or refreshments.

2. intransitive. Of a group of people: to parade or go about making cacophonous music or noise using a variety of instruments, utensils, etc., as a demonstration of a general feeling of celebration, dissatisfaction, etc.

ΚΠ

1886 St. Paul (Minnesota) Sunday Globe 4 July 5/1 Antiques and horribles propose to calithump, and the one who thumps the worst gets $8.

1910 Calumet (Mich.) News 12 May 2/2 The hill town has always been famed for the clever manner in which its Calithumpians calithump.

2006 J. R. Tate Walkin' with Ghost Whisperers xxi. 187 He was able to ‘callithump’ with the best of the school's revelers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	callithump
释义	callithumpn. Brit. /ˈkalᵻθʌmp/, U.S. /ˈkæləˌθəmp/ Forms: 1800s calithump, 1800s calliathump, 1800s– callithump, 1800s– callythump, 1800s– calathump, 1900s– calathump, 1900s– callathump. Origin: Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: callithumpian adj. Etymology: Probably < callithump- (in callithumpian adj.). U.S. colloquial and regional. Now historical. A cacophonous bout of noise-making performed by a group of people with a variety of instruments, utensils, etc., as a demonstration of a general feeling of celebration, dissatisfaction, etc. Also: a member of a group of people putting on such a performance. Cf. charivari n., rough music n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [noun] noise?a1400 clattera1500 Babela1529 burlinga1533 burle1563 tintamarre1567 coil1582 flipper-de-flapper1640 clutter1655 Babel sound1710 jargon1711 charivari1735 oratorio?1737 hubbub1779 callithump1843 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [noun] > rough music rough music1700 charivari1735 shivaree1805 callithump1843 tin-kettling1856 jerry1888 1843 E. P. Belden Sketches Yale Coll. iii. ii. 165 (heading) The calliathump. 1899 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 20 Oct. 16/4 The calithumps bore placards and fireworks. 1922 C. Deadrick in F. L. Riley Gen. R. E. Lee after Appomattox 137 The tin horns, tin pans and other paraphernalia promptly disappeared and the callithump was a thing of the past. 1952 R. M. Dorson Bloodstoppers & Bearwalkers ii. v. 104 Each mining location in the horse and wagon days of Keweenaw put on its callithump. 1968 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (1985) I. 518/2 At a callathump, the bride and groom treat the guests. The men go down with noisemakers and the couple has to invite all inside. 2004 R. F. Pace Halls of Honor iii. 65 The goal of the calathump was for students to use any instrument they could get their hands on (musical or otherwise) and make a tremendous noise in the middle of the night. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). callithumpv. Brit. /ˈkalᵻθʌmp/, U.S. /ˈkæləˌθəmp/ Forms: see callithump n. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: callithump n. Etymology: < callithump n. Compare earlier callithumpian adj. U.S. colloquial and regional. Now historical. 1. transitive. Of a group of people: to make cacophonous music or noise using a variety of instruments, utensils, etc., to (a person) or in (a place), as a demonstration of a general feeling of celebration, dissatisfaction, etc. ΚΠ 1851 Portsmouth (Ohio) Inquirer 31 Oct. He and three others were engaged in the very silly practice of callithumping a newly-married couple. 1884 Sun (N.Y.) 10 July A lawless set of young men, the zenith of whose happiness is to ‘calathump’ a newly-married couple with tin pans and horns. 1920 Kappa Alpha Jrnl. Nov. 3 We were no longer boys in age, but we revived with zest memories of our youthful capers, when we callithumped the V. M. I. grounds. 1951 Life 29 Jan. 9/2 One couple was callithumped 25 straight nights because they would not hand out cigars or refreshments. 2. intransitive. Of a group of people: to parade or go about making cacophonous music or noise using a variety of instruments, utensils, etc., as a demonstration of a general feeling of celebration, dissatisfaction, etc. ΚΠ 1886 St. Paul (Minnesota) Sunday Globe 4 July 5/1 Antiques and horribles propose to calithump, and the one who thumps the worst gets $8. 1910 Calumet (Mich.) News 12 May 2/2 The hill town has always been famed for the clever manner in which its Calithumpians calithump. 2006 J. R. Tate Walkin' with Ghost Whisperers xxi. 187 He was able to ‘callithump’ with the best of the school's revelers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1843v.1851
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