tub-thump

tub-thump
tub-thump (tŭbʹthŭmp') intr.v. Slang tub-·thumped, tub-·thump·ing, tub-·thumps
To argue for or promote something vigorously: “is tub-thumping for a six-month limit on the legislative session” (David Nyhan).
  tubʹ-thump'er n.

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