galumph
Plod along heavily
Galumph means to move in a heavy, clumsy, exuberant manner—somewhere between a gallop and a triumphant stomp.
Lewis Carroll coined the word in "Jabberwocky," and it has since escaped into general use: The dog galumphed across the yard to greet us.
The word suggests joyful ungainliness rather than mere clumsiness.
Sawn wood for building
shamble · tromp · tramp · stagger · waddle · stumble · shuffle · heavy-footed
lumber
Sawn wood for building
plod · shamble · tromp · tramp · stagger · waddle · stumble · shuffle · heavy-footed · ungainly
Jabberwocky
Invented meaningless language
- CarrollDodgson pseudonym
- portmanteauWord combining two others
- coinedCreated a new term
whimsical · fantastical · invented · literary · Victorian · neologism · playful · fanciful
romp
Playful, spirited activity
cavort · rollick · bounce · caper · prance · stomp · rambunctious · boisterous · exuberant · spirited
- Coined Wordschortle, nerd, robot, quark, blurb
- Lewis CarrollJabberwocky, Alice in Wonderland, Cheshire, Queen of Hearts, Humpty Dumpty
- Whimsy Wordsgobbledygook, gibberish, mumbo jumbo, hogwash, balderdash