cal|li|thum|pi|an

cal|li|thum|pi|an «_KAL uh THUHM pee uhn», adjective, noun. U.S. Dialect.

–adj.

denoting or having to do with a noisy concert, characterized by beating of tin pans, blowing of horns, shouts, groans, and catcalls, usually given as a mock serenade.

–n.

1. a callithumpian concert; charivari.

2. a person who takes part in a callithumpian concert.

╂[humorous formation < calli- (< Greek kállos beauty) + thump + -ian]