| 单词 | callithump |
| 释义 | callithump (once / 738707 pages) n There ought to be a word for a noisy parade full of people playing instruments with no rhyme or reason. Hey, guess what? There is a word for that: callithump! Back in 19th-century America, before iPads and reality TV, people entertained themselves by throwing parades that were intentionally noisy, with instruments like tin kettles and rattles. The bands that played were called callithumpian, and their parades were called callithumps. Why not break out the pots and pans and revive this all-American tradition? WORD FAMILYcallithump: callithumpian USAGE EXAMPLESYou probably don't know what callithump is, but you will find out if you undertake to hoe sod-ground potatoes in July. Fogarty, Thomas, Dwellers in Arcady—The Story of an...(2010) I became acquainted with callithump when I straightened out the asparagus-bed. Fogarty, Thomas, Dwellers in Arcady—The Story of an...(2010) By the time I had pulled half-way down one row I could feel the callithump working. Fogarty, Thomas, Dwellers in Arcady—The Story of an...(2010) 1n a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple Syn|Hyper belling, callathump, charivari, chivaree, shivaree serenade a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman 2n a noisy boisterous parade Syn|Hyper callathump, callithump parade parade a ceremonial procession including people marching |
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