Pronounced: loo-kyuh-BRAY-shun, noun
Notes: Not at all what I thought (especially at a quick glance)
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The word tummler is
- a comedian, social director, or entertainer who encourages and audience or guests to participate in entertainment activities
- one who incites others to action
- a lively, mischievous man
First usage
Our word came into English in the 1930s
Background / Comments
The second definition of our word would indicate that a synonym is “rabble-rouser”. Our word came from the Yiddish word tumler (one who makes a racket), which came from tumlen (to make a racket), which came from the German word tummeln (to stir). Resorts in the Catskill Mountains were popular with Jews in the 1900s, and tummlers were often found there.
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