Definition of RUMPUS

rumpus

Plural: rumpuses

Noun

  • A noisy disturbance or commotion.
  • 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.

Examples

  • A rumpus erupted when the player tried to challenge a clearly valid word.

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

rumpus: valid Words With Friends Word