rumpus
1764, of unknown origin, "prob. a fanciful formation" [OED], possibly an alteration of robustious "boisterous, noisy". Noun
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1764, of unknown origin, "prob. a fanciful formation" [OED], possibly an alteration of robustious "boisterous, noisy". Noun
rumpus (plural rumpuses)
- A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.
- (New Zealand) A rumpus room.
- French: conflit, confusion, divergence
- German: Krach, Rabatz
- Italian: chiasso
- Russian: шум
- Spanish: revuelo
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