rumpus
noun
a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion; uproar.
rumpuses
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pluralof rumpus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But then again, the NFL seems to specialize in off-field rumpuses.
From Time ● Jul. 28, 2015
Middle-class flight, a shriveled tax base and the usual urban rumpuses encourage St. Louis authorities to hire S. Jammu, a woman related to Indira Gandhi, to run its police department.
From Time Magazine Archive
She intercepts a love letter, stirs up a series of rumpuses, and Mine Wesendonck agrees to flee with the musician.
From Time Magazine Archive
Raising rumpuses is nothing new for Edward Towner Leech.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now I understand your amazement and I will presume to enlighten you that all those quarrels, rumpuses, intrigues, envies, and even fights are nothing but nerves, nerves, nerves!
From The Comedienne by Edmund Obecny
