Noun: callithump 'ka-lu,thúmp
- A noisy boisterous parade
"The town's annual callithump parade featured homemade instruments and costumes";
- callathump, callithump parade
- A noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
"The newlyweds were startled by the callithump outside their window";
- shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callathump, belling [archaic]
Derived forms: callithumps
Encyclopedia: Callithump