galumph

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from galumphing in Lewis Carroll's “Jabberwocky”. === Pronunciation === enPR: gəlŭmf' IPA(key): /ɡəˈlʌmf/ === Verb === galumph (third-person singular simple present galumphs, present participle galumphing, simple past and past participle galumphed) (intransitive) To move heavily and clumsily, or with a sense of prancing and triumph. 1990, John von Rhein, The Chicago Tribune, "Wild Things Perfect Fare for Holidays", December 19, 1990 The Wild Things are a triumph of stagecraft, and they galumph away with the show. (intransitive) (of a seal) To move across land by undulating the body. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====