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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cal•li•thump (kal′ə thump′),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Northeastern U.S.]- Dialect Termsa shivaree.
- Dialect Terms[Midwestern U.S.]Also called cal′lithump parade′. a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Also, callathump. - 1855–60, American; compare earlier callithumpian band assembly of noisemakers on New Year's Eve, Brit. dialect, dialectal gallithumpians disturbers of order at Parliamentary elections, probably equivalent. to dialect, dialectal gally to frighten (as in gallicrow scarecrow; akin to Old English agælwan to scare) + thump + -ian
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