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rum⋅pus
[ruhm-puh
s] 
–noun, plural -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; orig. uncert.
1755–65; orig. uncert.
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| rum·pus (rŭm'pəs) n. A noisy clamor. [Origin unknown.] |
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Rumpus
Rum"pus\, n. A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel. [Colloq.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : rumpus
Spanish:
jaleo, follón, revuelo,
German:
der Spektakel,
Japanese:
騒ぎ
rumpus
1764, of unknown origin, possibly an alteration of robustious "boisterous, noisy" (1548; see robust). First record of rumpus room is from 1940.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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