Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To move or run clumsily or heavily.
Wiktionary
- v. To move heavily and clumsily.
WordNet 3.0
- v. move around heavily and clumsily
Etymologies
- Perhaps blend of gallop and triumph.
Examples
“So we walked on, me in galumph-appreciative reverie, and stumbled upon a dead porcupine.”
“Most scholarly speculation about what was going on in Carroll’s mind as he coined the word suggests galumph is an amalgam of gallop and triumphant.”
Simon & Schuster: The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time
“I hear the inevitable galumph of her broad ass up the stairs, the click of the tiny patent flats she somehow wedges onto her hippopotamus feet.”
“Two men stole my heart last night on Dancing With the Stars, and they couldn't be more different: one's a rookie, one's a pro; one's a big galumph, the other is a slim firecracker.”
“Hay, Goaphurs – yu didnawt galumph enuf – taht wuz SPOZED tu bih inansurr tu Claregurl, uvkoars!”
I don’t see what the problem is. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
“Two of them, “chortle” and “galumph,” eventually became part of the English language.”
Sarah Palin stands by made-up word 'refudiate,' compares self to Shakespeare | EW.com
“It had pulled itself up and was starting to galumph after them, heavy blue-veined lips smearing against the rock.”
Simon & Schuster: Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware
“For the mob of 107 racers behind him, it was more of a galumph.”
The Wall Street Journal: Chill of Victory, Agony of the Feet: The Art of Snowshoe Racing
“They just roar in prehistoric stereo, galumph after the running, screaming humans and flash their overbite.”
“But still, it's spread and all, and looking attractive, and I insouciantly go to pull out the strips of wax paper, and...galumph.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘galumph’.
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Perambulatory
let's move
dawdle, hie, lollop, promenade, stroll, amble, mosey, gallivant, waddle, galumph, traipse, galumph and 3 more...
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mots justes
No true synonyms, no other word will do.
dysphemism, nyehre, conflate, onomatopœic, galumph, zeitgeist, mercenary, theomeny, git, snarky, sass, smarmy and 43 more...
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portmanteaus
slithy, chortle, mimsy, galumph, maffluent, smog, motel, momentaneous, splisters, swifting, editated, splatter and 73 more...
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onomatopoeic
warble, quibble, quirk, drudgery, chortle, snicker, galumph, thwart, schlock, whimsy, garble, miffed and 25 more...
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Literary Coinage
Wonderful words or phrases authors have invented
jabberwock, thumbfumble, zippicamiknicks, gryphoemia, ansible, gloomth, grok, mimsy, nymphet, smee, runcible spoon, centrifugal bumbl... and 40 more...
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Words of Interest
bilby "Lizards patrol the . . . landscape, and giant tortoises galumph on the beaches."
- Peter M. Nichols, 'Galápagos', New York Times, 30 March 2001. Oct 23, 2009
reesetee Oddly, Lewis Carroll originally coined this to mean "prance in triumph" (possibly a combination of "gallop" and "triumph").
And I think you really have to be wearing heavy boots (or have big paws) to do it. Feb 23, 2008
yarb Except when galumphing for fun or profit. Feb 23, 2008
sionnach unit of wasted motion. Feb 23, 2008
chained_bear Also by a dog of my acquaintance. Feb 13, 2007
adoarns describes the mode of locomotion used by true seals (phocids). Dec 7, 2006