Definitions for rumpusˈrʌm pəs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rum•pusˈrʌm pəs(n.)

  1. a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion.

  2. a heated controversy.

Origin of rumpus:

1755–65; orig. uncert.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult(verb)

    the act of making a noisy disturbance

  2. rumpus(verb)

    cause a disturbance

Wiktionary

  1. rumpus(Noun)

    A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rumpus(noun)

    a disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel


Translations for rumpus

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

rumpus(noun)

a noisy disturbance; an uproar.

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