Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A noisy clamor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An uproar; a disturbance; a riot; a noisy or disorderly outbreak.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun colloq. A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
noisy , sometimesviolent disturbance ; noise andconfusion ; aquarrel .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb cause a disturbance
- noun the act of making a noisy disturbance
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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“What?” he yelled back from what he called their rumpus room.
Star Struck Pamela Anderson 2005
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He said he would speak to the captain about it after they arrived at the island, and that the steward's quarters should be searched and Doc questioned, but he doubted the advisability of making what he called a rumpus about it now, especially as Marjorie might be worried and he wanted her to get a good night's sleep.
Isle o' Dreams Frederick Ferdinand Moore 1930
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Hereupon Marble made what he called a rumpus in good earnest.
Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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Quiet†fun in rumpus room or patio, on picnics, in areas closed to firearms!
2006 October 2006
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Ah, so now I know ... where the wild rumpus is really going on ...
We're looking . . . Roger Sutton 2006
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In the end the Great Budget Stramash of 2009 will most likely be forgotten and, to the extent history recalls the rumpus it will conclude that it was a no score draw.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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We take such matters much less lightly today, as Mr. Mullan notes while recalling the rumpus surrounding "Primary Colors," the Clinton-based novel that Joe Klein initially denied writing, much to the subsequent anger of his fellow journalists.
In All But Name 2008
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In the morning, I found that the cause of all the rumpus was a marriage that had taken place in the hotel; and the master and mistress being happy, the servants caught the joyous infection, and got the children to share it with them.
Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Henry A. Murray
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'Noo yo'll not mak a rumpus, Davy,' he said, mistrustfully.
The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885
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In the end the Great Budget Stramash of 2009 will most likely be forgotten and, to the extent history recalls the rumpus it will conclude that it was a no score draw.
Spectator Live 2009
ofravens commented on the word rumpus
To cloak our waking awe
At this rare rumpus which no man can control
from "Channel Crossing," Sylvia Plath
April 14, 2008
crunchysaviour commented on the word rumpus
rrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRRUMPUS!
August 19, 2008
bilby commented on the word rumpus
Good word. Came looking for etymology.
February 17, 2015
alexz commented on the word rumpus
growing up, the Rumpus room was an unfinished basement where people would play. Generally, the old couch, old beer fridge, old tv and game controllers would go there while the upstairs living room had the nice stuff.
February 17, 2015