Origin: 1650–60; < Latindisruptus (variant of dīruptus, past participle of dīrumpere; dī-di-2 + rumpere to break), equivalent to dis-dis-1 + rup- break + -tus past participle suffix
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.