callithump

callithump

(ˈkælɪˌθʌmp)

n

informal US a noisy band or parade

[C19: a humorous coinage]

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Noun	1.	callithump - a noisy boisterous parade callathump, callithump parade parade - a ceremonial procession including people marching
	2.	callithump - a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple belling, charivari, chivaree, shivaree, callathump serenade - a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman

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