rumble seat

noun

alsocalledcomma British, dickey. a seat recessed into the back of a coupe or roadster, covered by a hinged lid that opens to form the back of the seat when in use.
Furniture. wagon seat.
Slang. the buttocks.

rumble seat

First recorded in 1910–15

Jane chuckled at the idea of putting the old lady in the rumble seat—just for spite!

It was a high-powered runabout with a single rumble-seat behind.

She was interrupted by a tap on her shoulder from the rumble seat.

I soon got used to the car and admired the rumble seat in the back.

Tossing their branches into the rumble seat, the two girls climbed into the roadster.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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