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galumph(dictionary)

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galumph verb intrans. L19.
[Portmanteau word combining gallop and triumph, coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking-Glass.]
Orig., advance exultantly with irregular bounds. Now chiefly, move in a noisy, ponderous, or clumsy way. Freq. as galumphing ppl adjective.
D. Lodge Shrieking and gasping...they galumphed across the yard. transf.: D. Wilkinson The statement..may..give the impression that atoms are large, ungainly galumphing things.