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1. • • (informal, humorous) strange or frightening noises, or things that cannot be explained by science: I don’t believe in ghosts or spirits, or things that go bump in the night.
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   What does 'things that go bump in the night' mean?

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   Meaning of things that go bump in the night in English

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   Where did things go bump in the night come from?

   • The earliest instance that I have found of things that go bump in the night as an independent phrase is from one of the unconnected paragraphs making up the column Notes—Mainly Personal, in the Evening Telegraph and Post (Dundee, Angus, Scotland) of Wednesday 17th January 1912:

   meaning and origin of ‘things that go bump in the night’

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   Did Londoners remember 'things that go bump in the night'?

   • [T]hey must have reminded Londoners of the old litany: “ things that go bump in the night ”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “ things that go bump in the night ”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

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   What happens if a furnace goes bump in the night?

   • One consolation is that things that go bump in the night don't stay long—they make a sound, or two, or three, and leave. If you hear more, you might have to make a frantic dash toward that light switch and see what it is. The furnace could be on the fritz.

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   A tale of unexplained noises and the spookiest adverb. Perhaps you've heard a noise at night when everyone in the house is asleep or when you're the house's sole occupant, watching a horror flick.

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   Jul 24, 2018 · The phrase things that go bump in the night denotes ghosts or other supposed supernatural beings, regarded as the cause of unexplained or frightening noises heard at night.

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   What's the meaning of the phrase 'Things that go bump in the night'? Frightening but imagined supernatural events.

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   Frightful, deadly, and usually supernatural things or events that one imagines in the dark of night. When I was a kid, I hated staying in my grandparents' spooky old house because I was always kept awake by thoughts of ghosts, axe murderers, and other things that go bump in the night.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [edit] things that go bump in the night pl (plural only) (informal, humorous) Frightening imagined creatures; ghosts or other supernatural beings. Further reading. [edit] “ things that go bump in the night ”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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    thing noun (informal, humorous) unexplained and frightening noises at night, regarded as being caused by ghosts the fear of long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night Examples As a youngster I had a dreadful fear of ghost stories and things that go bump in the night.