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Meaning of callithump | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkæ.lɪ.θʌmp

Definitions

  1. A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
    US, colloquial, dated
  2. A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
    US, colloquial, dated

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

callitriche callitrichid callitrichine calloc callogenesis calloo

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