English Explanatory Dictionary

tubthumping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of tubthump
noun
  1. Aggressive political or commercial promotion.
adj
  1. Brash, self-promoting.

Word forms

tubthumping more tubthumping most tubthumping

Etymology

From tub + thumping.

Related words

tubthumper banging the drum for beating one's chest beating the drum for chest-beating chest-thumping pounding the table rabblerousing soapboxing stem-winder tooting one's own horn
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