"royal bumps" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-royal bumps.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} royal bumps pl (plural only)
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) A ritual of two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, while bumping them repeatedly on the floor. In modern times it is a lighthearted affair, generally performed only on a young person's birthday with the number of bumps corresponding to the person's age in years. Historically it was a hazing. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-royal_bumps-en-noun-YtHGCaWs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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