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rumpus

[ ruhm-puhs ]

noun

, plural rum·pus·es.
  1. a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion; uproar:

    There was a terrible rumpus going on upstairs.

  2. a heated controversy:

    a rumpus over the school-bond issue.



rumpus

/ ˈrʌmpəs /

noun

  1. a noisy, confused, or disruptive commotion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rumpus1

First recorded in 1755–65; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rumpus1

C18: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

Novelist Stephen Elliot launched his club two years ago through The Rumpus, the online culture magazine that he founded.

And despite what he said about his legacy, his wild rumpus will never end.

His work has also appeared at The Rumpus, The Millions, and The Washington Independent Review of Books.

Both sides behaved themselves almost as grownups, when it would have been easier to descend into a school yard rumpus.

He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.

We knew that all he wanted was to get out on deck, and then there would be the tallest kind of a rumpus.

I was prepared to carry her off if she refused, but I was ill prepared for the rumpus that this quiet-looking woman kicked up.

I suppose now that papa is having a rumpus with Mr. Thatcher I shall never see him any more.

They found out we were seeing each other secretly, and they made a rumpus about it.

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