callithump
/ˈkælɪˌθʌmp/
noun
- A noisy, discordant musical performance or parade, often made with pots, pans, horns, and other noisemakers.
- The children organized a callithump through the neighborhood, banging on pots and blowing toy trumpets.
- At the festival, a callithump of drums and whistles announced the start of the celebration.
- The parade turned into a callithump as everyone joined in with homemade instruments.
- A loud, chaotic uproar or disturbance.
- The city square was a callithump of protesters, music, and sirens.
- When the power went out, the classroom erupted into a callithump of confused voices.
- The argument in the street became a callithump, with shouting and car horns blaring.
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