galumph
[ guh-luhmf ]
/ gəˈlʌmf /
verb (used without object)
to move along heavily and clumsily.
Origin of galumph
1872; phonesthemic invention of Lewis Carroll, perhaps blend of
gallop and
triumphant
Words nearby galumph
British Dictionary definitions for galumph
galumph
/ (ɡəˈlʌmpf, -ˈlʌmf) /
verb
(intr) informal
to leap or move about clumsily or joyfully
Word Origin for galumph
C19 (coined by Lewis Carroll): probably a blend of
gallop +
triumph