thumper
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌmpə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]thumper (countable and uncountable, plural thumpers)
- One who thumps.
- (slang) A single-cylinder engine, especially four-stroke engines or those with large engine displacements.
- (uncountable) A drinking game wherein players must remember personal hand signs while being distracted by others banging on a table.
- (slang) Something big, such as a lie; a whopper.
- (UK, rail transport, slang) A kind of slam-door train introduced in the late 1950s.
- (US, military, slang) The Vietnam-era M79 grenade launcher (due to its distinctive report).