Vol. 10 · Portmanteaus ·The Victorian portmanteau ·1871
Galumph
gallop triumph
- Meaning
- To move in a heavy, clumsy, exultant way.
- Source words
- gallop + triumph
- Coined by
- Lewis Carroll
- Year
- 1871
Background
Also from "Jabberwocky." Less common than "chortle" but listed in the OED; revived by Tolkien readers who encounter it in the same rhythm.
The Victorian portmanteau
Lewis Carroll didn't invent portmanteau-making, but he named the technique and demonstrated it with enough flair that the word-class is often traced to him. Two of the words here are direct Carroll coinages.
Two words, one coinage.
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