callithump

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kal′ə thump′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cal•li•thump  (kal′ə thump′),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Northeastern U.S.]
  1. Dialect Termsa shivaree.
  2. Dialect Terms[Midwestern U.S.]Also called cal′lithump parade′. a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Also, callathump. 
  • 1855–60, American; compare earlier callithumpian band assembly of noisemakers on New Year's Eve, Brit. dialect, dialectal gallithumpians disturbers of order at Parliamentary elections, probably equivalent. to dialect, dialectal gally to frighten (as in gallicrow scarecrow; akin to Old English agælwan to scare) + thump + -ian
cal′li•thump′i•an, adj., n. 

'callithump' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
callathump

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