rumpus
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pəs noun, plural rum·pus·es.
1.
a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion; uproar: There was a terrible rumpus going on upstairs.
2.
a heated controversy: a rumpus over the school-bond issue.
Origin:
1755–65; origin uncertain
1755–65; origin uncertain
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| —n , pl -puses | |
| a noisy, confused, or disruptive commotion | |
| [C18: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
rumpus
1764, of unknown origin, possibly an alteration of robustious "boisterous, noisy" (1548; see robust). First record of rumpus room is from 1940.
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rumpus definition[ˈrəmpəs]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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