What does rumpus mean?

Definitions for rumpus
ˈrʌm pəsrum·pus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumultverb

    the act of making a noisy disturbance

  2. rumpusverb

    cause a disturbance

Wiktionary

  1. rumpusnoun

    A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.

ChatGPT

  1. rumpus

    A rumpus is a noisy or chaotic disturbance or commotion, often characterized by confusion, disagreement or energetic activity. It can also refer to a playroom or recreation room in a house.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rumpusnoun

    a disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rumpus

    rum′pus, n. an uproar: a disturbance.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rumpus in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rumpus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of rumpus in a Sentence

  1. Angela Carter:

    Fine art, that exists for itself alone, is art in a final state of impotence. If nobody, including the artist, acknowledges art as a means of knowing the world, then art is relegated to a kind of rumpus room of the mind and the irresponsibility of the artist and the irrelevance of art to actual living becomes part and parcel of the practice of art.

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