rumpus room

American  

noun

1. a recreation room, especially one for children, as in a house.

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rumpus room British  

noun

1. a room used for noisy activities, such as parties or children's games

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Etymology

Origin of rumpus room

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

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Example Sentences

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rumpus room

Goodell hosted the event from his Westchester home, in what looked to be a stately rumpus room.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2020

An entire generation mortgaged their homes and their futures to put their kids through college, only to have them now camping out semi-permanently in the rumpus room.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2016

An oversize garage door opens between the main dining area and the expansive waterfront deck, creating one enormous rumpus room.

From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2011

The interiors, done in stone, oak and plaster, will be designed to suggest the scholar's study rather than the clubman's rumpus room.

From Time Magazine Archive

And then she looked into the very last place there was to look— which was the rumpus room.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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