| 单词 | callithump |
| 释义 | callithump in British English (ˈkælɪˌθʌmp) noun US informal a noisy band or parade Word origin C19: a humorous coinagecallithump in American English (ˈkæləˌθʌmp) noun Also: callathump1. (chiefly in Northeastern US) a shivaree 2. (in Midwestern US dialect) Also called: callithump parade a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes Derived forms callithumpian adjective or noun Word origin [1855–60, Amer.; cf. earlier callithumpian band assembly of noisemakers on New Year's Eve, Brit. dial. gallithumpians disturbers of order at Parliamentary elections, prob. equiv. to dial. gally to frighten (as in gallicrow scarecrow; akin to OE agælwan to scare) + thump + -ian]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, lavabo, output, superheat |
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