rumpus

[ruhm-puhs]

noun

plural

rumpuses 

1. a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion; uproar.

   There was a terrible rumpus going on upstairs.

2. a heated controversy.

   a rumpus over the school-bond issue.

rumpus

/ ˈrʌmpəs /

noun

1. a noisy, confused, or disruptive commotion

Word History and Origins

Origin of rumpus¹

First recorded in 1755–65; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of rumpus¹

C18: of unknown origin