Definition of RUMPUS

rumpus

Meanings

Plural: rumpuses

Noun

  • the act of making a noisy disturbance
  • A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl.
  • A rumpus room.

Verb

  • cause a disturbance
  • To cause a noisy disturbance or commotion.

Origin / Etymology

Unknown. First use appears c. 1745. The OED indicates: "perhaps an arbitrary formation". Possibly an alteration of rumbustical or rumbustious (“boisterous, noisy”) + Latin -us (“nominative suffix”). The use of the verbal form first appears c. 1839.

Scrabble Score: 10

rumpus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
rumpus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rumpus is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

rumpus is a valid Words With Friends word