crawthumper

English

Etymology

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

Noun

crawthumper (plural crawthumpers)

  1. (Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.

Synonyms

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