tubthump

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verb

To express a view or opinion in a needlessly dramatic or aggressive manner.

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Meanings

verbtubthump (third-person singular simple present tubthumps, present participle tubthumping, simple past and past participle tubthumped)

present singular third person tubthumps · participle present tubthumping · participle past tubthumped · past tubthumped

  1. 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
    1 more example

    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

Origin

Back-formation from tubthumping.

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APA

tubthump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubthump

MLA

“tubthump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubthump. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tubthump,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubthump.

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