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Examples

  • The greedy, gallumphing idiot was secretly filmed as she boasted about fixing introductions to her ex-husband, Prince Andrew.

    Sarah Ferguson Caught In Bribery Scandal 2010

  • I have nothing to add regarding Erbe's intelligent, tucked-in characterization, but I think an additional reason the Eames-Goren relationship plays so niftily is that she's so poised and delicate-featured, he so mallet-headed and gallumphing (swiveling his waist halfway around to make a rhetorical point).

    Rodgers and Heart: James Wolcott Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009

  • I took a course in Alexander Technique once that required us to walk around the room and study each others walks and I can safely say that this gallumphing promenade bore little resemblance to the unfoldings inside Balanchine's snow-sparkled winter palace.

    Dancing and Trancing: James Wolcott Wolcott, James, 1952- 2009

  • I have tennis strokes that do me little good and a big gallumphing stride.

    Squash … Here At The New Yorker, Part Two: Alex Beam Beam, Alex 2008

  • On other matters: Rick Kleffel speaks sweetly of Brasyl here --publication date is creeping up scarily on me, as is a deadline for a gallumphing space-opera commission for Gardner Dozois.

    Oh, teh drama... slimmeroftheyea 2007

  • The party line was that Reality TV shows were made by dumb people for dumb people, and consisted of nothing more idiots gallumphing around the tube making fools of themselves.

    The Re-Wedding 2004

  • The beast's sharpedged buzzard beak was wide open as it came gallumphing straight at me, the growl escalating into a raspy bellow.

    Perseus Spur May, Julian, 1931- 1998

  • Other delightful examples are “gallumphing” (galloping in triumph) and “chortle” (chuckle and snort).

    Knotted Tongues Benson Bobrick 1995

  • Other delightful examples are “gallumphing” (galloping in triumph) and “chortle” (chuckle and snort).

    Knotted Tongues Benson Bobrick 1995

  • All this gallumphing about is getting you into trouble, Jan. You need a much stricter routine.

    Hard Rain Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1986

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  • Adj. Ponderous, slow - the opposite of dainty.

    December 2, 2007

  • I'm pretty sure this is supposed to have one 'l'.

    August 26, 2009