rumpus

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Why didn't he insist on your running into Miami, to the Royal Palm or some lesser hotel, till the rumpus was all over?

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  1. noun A noisy clamor.

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  • Doc asked Fellow who lives on that houseboat where the rumpus was Your pal Bill," Doc explained, "was probably going to crack you over the head in a few minutes. —  141 - Satan Black
  • When I had lived there, it was what we called a rumpus room. —  A VOID
  • He took a chance on the door guard having gone inside to see what the rumpus was about, and moved out on the sidewalk He was not bothered ELMO TOLLEN took his time eating in the restaurant, staying there nearly an hour. —  151 - Terror Takes Seven
  • At the centre of the rumpus was multimillionaire Douw Steyn - and not far away was former Big Brother housemate Bradford (Bad Brad) Wood.
  • Hullo Nan, come here and tell us what the rumpus is about Nan rushed up excitedly Nora is nearly killed," she said; "she fell from a tree over twenty feet from the ground, and her back is hurt awfully, and Hester said she'd better come here, and she's lying in the library and Dr. Jervis is there. —  Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World
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  1. Origin unknown.

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  1. Perhaps imitative, based on rumble, rumbustical, rumbustious, etc.
 

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