rumpus
rumpus · rumpuses · rumpused / rumpussed · rumpusing
To cause a noisy disturbance or commotionTo cause a noisy disturbance or commotion.
/ˈɹʌm.pəs/
Meaning
1 senses(informal)To cause a noisy disturbance or commotion.
Krach, Rabatz
шумšum, гамgam, гвалтgvalt
cause a disturbance
Examples
1 sentencesWhat is all this rumpus about?
ruИз-за чего весь этот шум? — Biga
Translations
5 languagesРусский
noise and confusion:
Deutsch
noise and confusion:
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
rumpuses, rumpusing, rumpused, rumpusedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle