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What is a calithumpian parade?
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Is that for real or are you just making it up?
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Good. I couldn't find it in my dictionary.
cal·li·thump /ˈkæləˌθʌmp/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kal-uh-thuhmp]
–noun Chiefly Northeastern U.S. 1. a shivaree.
2. 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.
Also, callathump.
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[Origin: 1855–60, Americanism; cf. earlier callithumpian band assembly of noisemakers on New Year's Eve, Brit. dial. gallithumpians disturbers of order at Parliamentary elections, prob. equiv. to dial. gally to frighten (as in gallicrow scarecrow; akin to OE agælwan to scare) + thump + -ian]
—Related forms
cal·li·thump·i·an, adjective, noun
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A new Ford car will also be given away at 9:00 p.m.
I wonder who got the new Ford car????????????????
Thank you, frawgie. Now I know why my dictionary didn't have it. My dictionary is too old. New word for today, callithumpia. All together now, c-a-l-l-i-t-h-u-m-p-i-a, callithumpia. A boisterous celebration.
Wilma, just like everything else, it's easy once you know the secret.
http://dictionary.reference.com/ (http://dictionary.reference.com/)
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that would be a good word for those of us that play Balderdash. Ever played Balderdash? It's a hoot! If any of you are Balderdash players, we could start a thread on here with a word---but then, no fair looking it up or researching it before you give your supposed, made up, guess about what the word means. If there are any Balderdash players within a 10-15 minute radius of Elk County, we need to organize a game night and play. It is just that much fun............I'll supply the game. Maybe the house. Maybe some refreshments. Maybe some humor. And some stories. And a good time. (Not that kind of good time---quit it!)
Ok - emptynest - your schedule is probably the most difficult to work around.
When's your free evening?
We'll just go ahead and schedule a game night. Give us a couple of hours and people can show up at the beginning or drop in later.
Forgive my ignorance, but what is balderdash and how is it played?
I don't know anything about it, but it sounds like fun.
It's a nonsense word game - one person has a difficult word - the other players try to make up a definition. You're scored on whether or not people guess your definition as being accurate.
You definitely have to be a little bit crazy to play.
emptynest and her whole family are addicts!
Yes - I said addicts! :D
Oh, no. Not addicts. That can't be. I'll have to look into creating another program for "Balderdash" addicts.
sounds like emptynest will have a callithumpian party of balderdash players