Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crawthumper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crawthumper
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ostentatiously pious person, especially a Roman Catholic.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Those crawthumpers, now that's a good name for them, there's always something shiftylooking about them."

Etymology

From craw + thumper, suggesting a person who is always beating their chest, a gesture of piety and submission.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

crawthumpers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

crawthumping

Synonyms

voteen

Questions

What does crawthumper mean?: An ostentatiously pious person, especially a Roman Catholic.
Where does crawthumper come from?: From craw + thumper, suggesting a person who is always beating their chest, a gesture of piety and submission.

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