rumpus

«rumpus» in Mova's school dictionary: A noisy fuss, quarrel or commotion — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a rumpus, rumpuses — informal)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) A noisy fuss, quarrel or commotion. tree →

2) (US, Australia, NZ) «Rumpus room»: a family playroom. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday informal word for a noisy row or uproar. In stories, characters cause a rumpus: Toad causes a terrible rumpus wherever he goes, and the Queen of Hearts' croquet game is a rumpus. In Australia and New Zealand many houses have a rumpus room.

examples

• The dogs caused a rumpus in the garden. tree →
• There was a rumpus when the teacher left the room. tree →
• Toad's arrival always caused a rumpus. tree →
• We played games in the rumpus room. tree →
• What's all this rumpus about? tree →
• The news caused a rumpus in the village. tree →

note

Informal. Plural: rumpuses. Similar: commotion, uproar, fuss, din, ruckus.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rumpus» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.