RUMPUS

commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult

(noun) the act of making a noisy disturbance

rumpus

(verb) cause a disturbance

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

1764, of unknown origin, "prob. a fanciful formation" [OED], possibly an alteration of robustious "boisterous, noisy".

Noun

rumpus (plural rumpuses)

A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.

(New Zealand) A rumpus room.

Synonyms

• ruckus, turmoil

Source: Wiktionary


Rum"pus, n.

Definition: A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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