tub-thump

[ tuhb-thuhmp ]

/ ˈtʌbˌθʌmp /

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verb (used without object) Informal.

to promote something or express opinions vociferously.

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Origin of tub-thump

First recorded in 1885–90; back formation from tub-thumper

On one summer lunch hour, Donna Ann Levonuk, 50, lifted a tub of diaper cream priced at $43.98—and then stashed it in her purse.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The tub used in the birth was not approved for medical use and is difficult to disinfect.
Are Water Births Toxic to Babies?|Brandy Zadrozny|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This past winter, my partner and I rented a small house in rural Vermont with a gorgeous clawfoot tub.
I Tried Cosmo’s New Lesbian Sex Tips|Samantha Allen|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My partner got in the “tub” first and I leaned back on her so she could give me the old reacharound.
I Tried Cosmo’s New Lesbian Sex Tips|Samantha Allen|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Foul-mouthed chauvinist who flirted with chicks in a hot tub or celebrity-friendly sociopolitical satirist?
Canada’s Subversive Sock Puppet: Ed the Sock Isn’t Afraid to Say Anything|Soraya Roberts|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Very soon afterwards a mollusca had been captured, and placed in a tub filled with sea water.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
From somewhere in the thicket below a muffled thump, thump, thump came up to them, as though some one was wielding an ax.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
Simultaneously, Bud swung his feet to the cold floor with a thump designed solely to inform Cash that Bud was getting up.
Cabin Fever|B. M. Bower
His head was still sore from that great thump against the apple tree.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
Then the same strange thump, thump, thump, was heard going down the trail again.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers