callithumpianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌkalɪˈθʌmpɪən/, U.S.

/ˌkæləˈθəmpiən/

Forms: 1800s calathumpian, 1800s callathumpian, 1800s– calethumpian, 1800s– calliathumpian, 1800s– callithumpian, 1800s– calthumpian, 1900s– calithumpian.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: an arbitrary first element, thump n., -ian suffix.

Etymology: Probably < an arbitrary first element + thump n. + -ian suffix. Compare later callithump n., and compare also slightly earlier Gallithumpians, first recorded by Eng. Dial. Dict. in late 18th-cent. manuscript sources from Dorset and Devon denoting a society of social reformers and disturbers of order at parliamentary elections.

A. adj.

1. U.S. colloquial and regional (originally north-eastern). Designating a group of people making cacophonous music or noise using a variety of instruments, utensils, etc., as a demonstration of a general feeling of celebration, dissatisfaction, etc.; of or relating to such a band or its music. Frequently in callithumpian band, callithumpian serenade. Now historical.

ΚΠ

1810 Columbian 15 Aug. 3/1 We were promised, in a pompous manner, a grand serenade last evening by the Calathumpian Glee Society, from off the battery.

1828 N.-Y. Spectator 8 Jan. 1/1 A celebrated detachment of these rioters has long assumed the name of the Callithumpian band, and has been distinguished for being more noisy and uproarious than the others.

1874 H. F. Woods Hist. Sketches Brookline, Mass. 26 His slyly-planned marriage so quickly detected, and the Calithumpian serenade which followed, making night hideous.

1904 N.Y. Times 25 May 1 The calithumpian band had kept up the music without interruption all night.

1998 Irish Times 17/5 One feature of modernisation is the preponderance of percussion in many performances, resembling a callithumpian concert (strepitoso).

2. Of music or noise: cacophonous, discordant, noisy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adjective]

hardOE

rudea1375

stern1390

rougha1400

discordanta1425

stoutc1440

hoarse1513

harsh1530

raughtish1567

rugged1567

dissonant1573

harshy1582

jarry1582

immelodious1601

cragged1605

raggeda1616

unmusicala1616

absonousa1620

unharmoniousa1634

inharmonical1683

unharmonic1694

inharmonious1715

craggy1774

pebbly1793

reedy1795

iron1807

dry1819

inharmonic1828

asperated1835

sawing1851

shrewd1876

coarse1879

callithumpian1886

dissonantal1946

ear-bending1946

sandpaper1953

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > inharmonious or unmelodious

discordanta1425

jarring1552

dissonant1573

tuneless1595

discordous1597

immelodious1601

discord1606

absurd1617

unharmoniousa1634

scrannel1638

unmelodious1665

disharmonious1683

disharmonical1688

unharmonic1694

dissonous1715

inharmonious1715

disconsonant1731

anti-musical1824

ear-sore1859

tin-kettley1862

cacophonous1867

unnoted1867

callithumpian1886

tinny1904

crunchy1959

1886 Harper's Mag. July 213/2 The call [on the exchange] lasts ten or fifteen minutes, and occasionally has the accompaniment of callithumpian discord.

1946 R. Blesh Shining Trumpets (1949) vii. 155 Then the swift notes poured out, a black, calithumpian music.

2009 J. Boice NoVA 215 Heels click on the hard tile floor and voices echo into a callithumpian aural blur.

B. n.

U.S. colloquial and regional (originally north-eastern). A member of a callithumpian band. Now historical.

ΚΠ

1830 N.-Y. Spectator 5 Jan. 1/2 We observe by the proclamation that the Callithumpians will be promptly looked after.

1878 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 5 July 2/3 At 8 o'clock several hundred calathumpians paraded the streets.

1941 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 12 July 8/3 The callithumpians brought the biggest response from the children and from the grownups.

1995 N.Y. Times 22 Dec. c16/1 Christmas week revels became rowdier, with parades of callithumpians, as they were called, or drunken vagabonds, begging for money.

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

单词	callithumpian
释义	callithumpianadj.n. Brit. /ˌkalɪˈθʌmpɪən/, U.S. /ˌkæləˈθəmpiən/ Forms: 1800s calathumpian, 1800s callathumpian, 1800s– calethumpian, 1800s– calliathumpian, 1800s– callithumpian, 1800s– calthumpian, 1900s– calithumpian. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: an arbitrary first element, thump n., -ian suffix. Etymology: Probably < an arbitrary first element + thump n. + -ian suffix. Compare later callithump n., and compare also slightly earlier Gallithumpians, first recorded by Eng. Dial. Dict. in late 18th-cent. manuscript sources from Dorset and Devon denoting a society of social reformers and disturbers of order at parliamentary elections. A. adj. 1. U.S. colloquial and regional (originally north-eastern). Designating a group of people making cacophonous music or noise using a variety of instruments, utensils, etc., as a demonstration of a general feeling of celebration, dissatisfaction, etc.; of or relating to such a band or its music. Frequently in callithumpian band, callithumpian serenade. Now historical. ΚΠ 1810 Columbian 15 Aug. 3/1 We were promised, in a pompous manner, a grand serenade last evening by the Calathumpian Glee Society, from off the battery. 1828 N.-Y. Spectator 8 Jan. 1/1 A celebrated detachment of these rioters has long assumed the name of the Callithumpian band, and has been distinguished for being more noisy and uproarious than the others. 1874 H. F. Woods Hist. Sketches Brookline, Mass. 26 His slyly-planned marriage so quickly detected, and the Calithumpian serenade which followed, making night hideous. 1904 N.Y. Times 25 May 1 The calithumpian band had kept up the music without interruption all night. 1998 Irish Times 17/5 One feature of modernisation is the preponderance of percussion in many performances, resembling a callithumpian concert (strepitoso). 2. Of music or noise: cacophonous, discordant, noisy. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adjective] hardOE rudea1375 stern1390 rougha1400 discordanta1425 stoutc1440 hoarse1513 harsh1530 raughtish1567 rugged1567 dissonant1573 harshy1582 jarry1582 immelodious1601 cragged1605 raggeda1616 unmusicala1616 absonousa1620 unharmoniousa1634 inharmonical1683 unharmonic1694 inharmonious1715 craggy1774 pebbly1793 reedy1795 iron1807 dry1819 inharmonic1828 asperated1835 sawing1851 shrewd1876 coarse1879 callithumpian1886 dissonantal1946 ear-bending1946 sandpaper1953 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [adjective] > inharmonious or unmelodious discordanta1425 jarring1552 dissonant1573 tuneless1595 discordous1597 immelodious1601 discord1606 absurd1617 unharmoniousa1634 scrannel1638 unmelodious1665 disharmonious1683 disharmonical1688 unharmonic1694 dissonous1715 inharmonious1715 disconsonant1731 anti-musical1824 ear-sore1859 tin-kettley1862 cacophonous1867 unnoted1867 callithumpian1886 tinny1904 crunchy1959 1886 Harper's Mag. July 213/2 The call [on the exchange] lasts ten or fifteen minutes, and occasionally has the accompaniment of callithumpian discord. 1946 R. Blesh Shining Trumpets (1949) vii. 155 Then the swift notes poured out, a black, calithumpian music. 2009 J. Boice NoVA 215 Heels click on the hard tile floor and voices echo into a callithumpian aural blur. B. n. U.S. colloquial and regional (originally north-eastern). A member of a callithumpian band. Now historical. ΚΠ 1830 N.-Y. Spectator 5 Jan. 1/2 We observe by the proclamation that the Callithumpians will be promptly looked after. 1878 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 5 July 2/3 At 8 o'clock several hundred calathumpians paraded the streets. 1941 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 12 July 8/3 The callithumpians brought the biggest response from the children and from the grownups. 1995 N.Y. Times 22 Dec. c16/1 Christmas week revels became rowdier, with parades of callithumpians, as they were called, or drunken vagabonds, begging for money. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1810
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