callathump

• Nom désignant un défilé bruyant et turbulent ou une sérénade burlesque, comportant souvent des coups frappés sur des casseroles et des poêles, traditionnellement exécutée en l'honneur des jeunes mariés.

A noun referring to a noisy, boisterous parade or a mock serenade, often involving banging on pots and pans, traditionally performed for a newly married couple.

1. Noisy boisterous paradeC1informalamerican

   A loud, chaotic, and often humorous parade or procession.

   Parade bruyante et désordonnée

   • The town held a callathump to celebrate the festival.
   • A callathump of costumed revelers marched through the streets.
   • The callathump was so loud it could be heard for blocks.

   Synonymescharivarishivaree

   Antonymescalmhushquietsilencestillness

2. Mock serenade for newlywedsC1informalamerican

   A noisy mock serenade, often made by banging pots and pans, performed for a newly married couple.

   Charivari

   • The neighbors organized a callathump for the newlyweds.
   • They were woken up by a callathump of banging pots and pans.
   • The tradition of a callathump is a fun way to celebrate a wedding.

   Synonymescharivarichivareeshivaree