"rumpus" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rumpus.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rumpuses [plural]
Etymology: 1764, of unknown origin; "prob. a fanciful formation" [OED]; possibly an alteration of rumbustical or rumbustious (“boisterous, noisy”) + Latin -us (“nominative suffix”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|rumbustical}} rumbustical, {{m|en|rumbustious||boisterous, noisy}} rumbustious (“boisterous, noisy”), {{der|en|la|-us||nominative suffix}} Latin -us (“nominative suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rumpus (plural rumpuses)
  1. A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl. Translations (noise and confusion): врява (vrjava) [feminine] (Bulgarian), суматоха (sumatoha) [feminine] (Bulgarian), povyk [masculine] (Czech), kravál [masculine] (Czech), mela [feminine] (Czech), geschil (Dutch), geroep (Dutch), verwarring (Dutch), conflit [masculine] (French), confusion [feminine] (French), divergence [feminine] (French), Krach [masculine] (German), Rabatz [masculine] (German), balhé (Hungarian), zrí (Hungarian), chiasso (Italian), rumpus (Norwegian), шум (šum) (Russian), гам (gam) (Russian), гвалт (gvalt) (Russian), revuelo (Spanish), tumult [neuter] (Swedish), bråk [neuter] (Swedish), rabalder [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-rumpus-en-noun-YDi9j99B Disambiguation of 'noise and confusion': 98 2
  2. (New Zealand, Australia, Canada) A rumpus room. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-rumpus-en-noun-HjeRwPFz Categories (other): Australian English, Canadian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ruckus, turmoil Related terms: romp

Inflected forms

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