callithump
Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.lɪ.θʌmp/
The English word “callithump” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
- A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from calli- + thump, or an alteration and backformation from "Gallithumpian", a Dorset and Devon word from 1790s for a society of radical social reformers, in reference to "noisy disturbers of elections and meetings"
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