callathump
[ kal-uh-thuhmp ]
/ ˈkæl əˌθʌmp /
noun Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
a shivaree; callithump.
OTHER WORDS FROM callathump
cal·la·thump·i·an, noun, adjectiveWords nearby callathump
callaloo,
callanetics,
callant,
callao,
callas,
callathump,
callback,
callboy,
called strike,
caller,
caller id
Definition for callathump (2 of 2)
callithump
or cal·la·thump
[ kal-uh-thuhmp ]
/ ˈkæl əˌθʌmp /
noun Chiefly Northeastern U.S.
a shivaree.
Midwestern U.S. Also called callithump parade.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Origin of callithump
1855–60,
Americanism; compare earlier
callithumpian band assembly of noisemakers on New Year's Eve, British dialect
gallithumpians disturbers of order at Parliamentary elections, probably equivalent to dial.
gally to frighten (as in
gallicrow scarecrow; akin to Old English
agælwan to scare) +
thump +
-ian