rumpus

[ ruhm-puhs ]
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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 of rumpus

1
First recorded in 1755–65; origin uncertain

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British Dictionary definitions for rumpus

rumpus

/ (ˈrʌmpəs) /

nounplural -puses

  1. a noisy, confused, or disruptive commotion

Origin of rumpus

1
C18: of unknown origin

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