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rumpus
noun 2verb 1
Definitions
noun
1
A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl.
"I'd like to know how on earth we are going to finish the case with all this umptydoodle rumpus going on."
But as his rumpus with Mr. Christie entered its second and third rounds, Mr. Rubio appeared to abandon that game plan.
2
A rumpus room.
verb
1
To cause a noisy disturbance or commotion.
All night, as wide awake as gnats, The terriers rumpused after rats, Or, just for practice, taught their brats, To worry cast-off shoes and hats.
... and Marie routed up Mammy nights, and rumpussed and scolded, with more energy than ever, all day, on the strength of this new misery.
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