galumph
pronunciation
How to pronounce galumph in British English:
UK [gəˈlʌmf]
How to pronounce galumph in American English:
US [ɡə'lʌmf]
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- Verb:
- move around heavily and clumsily
Word Origin
- galumph (v.)
- 1872, "to prance about in a self-satisfied manner," coined by Lewis Carroll in "Jabberwocky," apparently by blending gallop and triumph. "The sense in current use may vary according to different notions of what the sound expresses" [OED]. Related: Galumphing.
Example
- 1. The children come galumph into the house like .
- 2. The children come galumph into the house like a herd of elephant .
- 3. We galumph around the arab world blindfolded .