"romper room" meaning in All languages combined

See romper room on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: romper rooms [plural]
Etymology: From Romper Room, name of a children's television series. See romp. Head templates: {{en-noun}} romper room (plural romper rooms)
  1. (Ireland, historical) A room where victims are tortured and murdered, associated with the Ulster Defence Association. Wikipedia link: Romper Room Tags: Ireland, historical Derived forms: romper [verb]

Inflected forms

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