Meaning of ecky thump | Babel Free
Definitions
Exclamation of surprise or pleasure, supposedly part of a Northern English dialect.
Examples
“In Lancashire the comical Ee, ecky thump! is to all intents and purposes extinct”
“[…] its bellowing cry⟳ of Ecky thump! sounded much friendlier than […]”
“The Guardian, Sunday June 10 2007, Kitty Empire The latest Stripes album title, a play⟳ on the Lancastrian exclamation Ecky thump! is, in part, a gasp of surprise⟳...”
“Ecky thump! I've never tasted anything as good.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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