tubthump
tubthump verb: to express a view or opinion in a needlessly dramatic or aggressive manner.
Verb
tubthump (third-person singular simple present tubthumps, present participle tubthumping, simple past and past participle tubthumped)
- To express a view or opinion in a needlessly dramatic or aggressive manner.
- […]tubthump to promote or draw attention to, from the ancient show business custom of actors wandering the streets banging on tubs to drum up business.2003, Janet Wasko, How Hollywood Works, page 233
- Yet I was pleasantly surprised to discover that some celebs can tubthump with the best of them. Who'd have thought that Julia Roberts would take a career-damaging swipe at her own government.2004, Martin Rowson, And Another Thing...: The Book of Rants, page 2
Forms of tubthump
| third-person singular present | tubthumps |
|---|---|
| present participle | tubthumping |
| past participle | tubthumped |
| past | tubthumped |
Origin of tubthump
Back-formation from tubthumping.
Questions about tubthump
- What does tubthump mean?
- Tubthump means to express a view or opinion in a needlessly dramatic or aggressive manner.
- What part of speech is tubthump?
- Tubthump is a verb.
- What is the past tense of tubthump?
- The past tense of tubthump is tubthumped.
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