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Added 9 October 2026

rumpus

/ˈɹʌm.pəs/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rumpus at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl.
A rumpus room.

verb

To cause a noisy disturbance or commotion.

Origin

Unknown. First use appears c. 1745. The OED indicates: "perhaps an arbitrary formation". Possibly an alteration of rumbustical or rumbustious (“boisterous, noisy”) + Latin -us (“nominative suffix”). The use of the verbal form first appears c. 1839.

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