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ecky thump

ecky thump interjection: exclamation of surprise or pleasure, supposedly part of a Northern English dialect.

Interjection

  1. (colloquial, humorous) Exclamation of surprise or pleasure, supposedly part of a Northern English dialect.
    • In Lancashire the comical Ee, ecky thump! is to all intents and purposes extinct1981, Peter Wright, Cockney Dialect and Slang
    • […] its bellowing cry of Ecky thump! sounded much friendlier than […]1985, Keith Waterhouse, Waterhouse At Large.

Origin of ecky thump

Introduced in "Kung Fu Kapers", a 1975 episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies. In the episode, "ecky thump" is a secret Lancastrian martial art using black puddings as a weapon.

Questions about ecky thump

What does ecky thump mean?
Ecky thump means exclamation of surprise or pleasure, supposedly part of a Northern English dialect.
What part of speech is ecky thump?
Ecky thump is an interjection.

Words near ecky thump in the dictionary

  1. Eckstein
  2. Ecksteins
  3. Eckstrom
  4. Eckstroms
  5. ecky
  6. ecky thump
  7. ecky-beckies
  8. ecky-becky
  9. ECL
  10. eclabium
  11. ECLAC

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