rumpus
rumpus · rumpuses
A noisy, sometimes violent disturbanceA noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl.
/ˈɹʌm.pəs/
» What is all this rumpus about?
Из-за чего весь этот шум?
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl.
the act of making a noisy disturbance
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, countable, uncountable)A rumpus room.
Examples
1 sentencesWhat is all this rumpus about?
ruИз-за чего весь этот шум? — Biga
Origin
Unknown. First use appears c. 1745. The OED indicates: "perhaps an arbitrary formation". PUnknown. 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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Forms
plural: rumpusesSynonyms
6 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable