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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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