English Explanatory Dictionary

pa-rum-pum-pum-pum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Imitation of drumming sounds; especially in reference to "The Little Drummer Boy," and the rhythm the titular drummer boy performed at the Nativity of Jesus.

Word forms

pa-rum-pum-pum-pum

Etymology

Onomatopoeia coined by Katherine Kennicott Davis; based on the French patapan which Davis personally felt translated to "pa-rum-pum-pum" [sic].

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