Crawthumper

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An ostentatiously pious person. Ireland, colloquial

Etymology

From craw + thumper, suggesting a person who is always beating (thumping) their chest (craw), a gesture of piety and submission.

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