What (who) is rumpus - definition
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Rumpus (disambiguation)
rumpus
n. (colloq.) to raise a rumpus
rumpus
(rumpuses)
If someone or something causes a rumpus, they cause a lot of noise or argument.
He had actually left the company a year before the rumpus started.
N-COUNT
Rumpus
·noun A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.
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Rumpus
Rumpus may refer to:
- Recreation room, also known under the term "rumpus room"
- Rumpus Cat, a fictional character from T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and the musical Cats
- Rumpus Magazine, a bi-monthly student tabloid publication at Yale College
- Rumpus McFowl, a Disney comic book character
- The Rumpus, an online literary magazine
Pronunciation examples for rumpus
1. column for online magazine "The Rumpus."
How to Fall in Love with Anyone _ Mandy Catron _ Talks at Google
2. such as "McSweeney's," "the Rumpus," and "The Believer
The Oyster War _ Summer Brennan _ Talks at Google
3. And "Dear Sugar" was an advice column on the Rumpus.
Wild _ Cheryl Strayed _ Talks at Google
4. Would you kindly tell her that it's not
necessary to kick up quite such a rumpus
The Others (2001)
5. And he's also the editor of the Rumpus. Please welcome Stephen Elliot.
The Adderrall Diaries _ Stephen Elliott _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of rumpus
1. A braver journalist would have taken pride in the rumpus.
2. The cows were making a huge rumpus, they were mooing and mooing and mooing.
3. The breakfast rumpus is the latest in a string of healthy and safety controversies.
4. The ensuing rumpus resulted in the resignation of its chief executive, Howard MacDonald.
5. Also featuring on the astrology page of Rumpus, wearing a wizard‘s costume, was George Osborne.