To move in a heavy, cumbersome, or ungainly manner, often with exaggerated or bouncy steps.
Possibly coined by Lewis Carroll in 'Jabberwocky' (1872) as a blend of 'gallop' and 'triumph,' though the exact origin is debated. It captures the sound and feel of awkward, enthusiastic movement.
Lewis Carroll may have invented this word, and it's so perfectly onomatopoetic that dictionaries added it as a real word—imagine a word becoming real because it just *sounds* right!
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