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tub-thump

[ tuhb-thuhmp ]
/ ˈtʌbˌθʌmp /

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

Words nearby tub-thump

tubo-ovarian pregnancy, tuboplasty, tubotorsion, tubotympanic, tubouterine, tub-thump, tub-thumper, tub-thumping, Tubuai Islands, tubular, tubular bell
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