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rumpuses

rumpuses is the plural of rumpus.

rumpuses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rumpus.

Meaning of rumpus

Noun

rumpus (countable and uncountable, plural rumpuses)

  1. A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl.
    • "I'd like to know how on earth we are going to finish the case with all this umptydoodle rumpus going on."1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 166
    Synonyms:
    ruckus, turmoil
  2. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand) A rumpus room.

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Questions about rumpuses

What is rumpuses the plural of?
Rumpuses is the plural of rumpus.

Words near rumpuses in the dictionary

  1. rumpty-tumpty
  2. rumpus
  3. rumpus room
  4. rumpus rooms
  5. rumpused
  6. rumpuses
  7. rumpusing
  8. rumpussed
  9. rumpy
  10. rumpy-pumpy
  11. Rumrill

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