galumph

[ guh-luhmf ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. to move along heavily and clumsily.

Origin of galumph

1
1872; phonesthemic invention of Lewis Carroll, perhaps blend of gallop and triumphant

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galumph

/ (ɡəˈlʌmpf, -ˈlʌmf) /


verb
  1. (intr) informal to leap or move about clumsily or joyfully

Origin of galumph

1
C19 (coined by Lewis Carroll): probably a blend of gallop + triumph

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