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English
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from calli- + thump.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
callithump (plural callithumps)
- (US, colloquial, dated) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
1919, Albert Bigelow Paine, Dwellers in Arcady: The Story of an Abandoned Farm:You probably don't know what callithump is, but you will find out if you undertake to hoe sod-ground potatoes in July. It has something to do with brazen trumpets and violence. I became acquainted with callithump when I straightened out the asparagus-bed.
- (US, colloquial, dated) A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
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