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ga⋅lumph

  [guh-luhmf]
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–verb (used without object)
to move along heavily and clumsily.
Origin:
1872; phonesthemic invention of Lewis Carroll, perh. b. gallop and triumphant
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ga·lumph   (gə-lŭmf')   
intr.v.   ga·lumphed, ga·lumph·ing, ga·lumphs
To move or run clumsily or heavily.

[Perhaps blend of gallop and triumph.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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galumph 
"to prance about in a self-satisfied manner," 1872, coined by Lewis Carroll in "Jabberwocky," apparently by blending gallop and triumph.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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