callithumpian

An obsolete adjective referring to a noisy, discordant band or parade, often associated with the 19th-century American tradition of 'callithumpian' serenades.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo obsoleto que se refiere a algo ruidoso, desacompasado o cacofónico, asociado a la tradición estadounidense del siglo XIX de serenatas o desfiles callejeros bulliciosos y disonantes.

1. Of or relating to a callithump C2 informal american

   Relating to a noisy, discordant mock serenade or parade, often performed with improvised instruments.

   • The callithumpian band marched through the streets, banging pots and pans.
   • Their callithumpian celebration was more chaotic than musical.
   • The festival ended with a callithumpian procession that delighted the children.

   🇪🇸relativo a una cencerrada

   Antónimos: harmoniousmelodiousmusicalquiettuneful