Noun, : There was a terrible rumpus going on upstairs. ,a rumpus over the school-bond issue. From Dictionary.com.
Hereupon Marble made what he called a rumpus in good earnest. From Wordnik.com. [Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale] Reference
Ah, so now I know ... where the wild rumpus is really going on. From Wordnik.com. [We're looking . . .] Reference
Quiet†fun in rumpus room or patio, on picnics, in areas closed to firearms!. From Wordnik.com. [2006 October] Reference
Then Lady Fawn had put on her bonnet and gone down into the hall, and the "rumpus" had come. From Wordnik.com. [The Eustace Diamonds] Reference
A nature very different to the "rumpus" which had occurred between. From Wordnik.com. [The Eustace Diamonds] Reference
As Max would say, "" Let the wild rumpus start! ''. From Wordnik.com. [The Wild Things] Reference
How could they have known there was a rumpus here?. From Wordnik.com. [Two For The Lions]
No. Same thing with soundproofing your rumpus room. From Wordnik.com. [Sex Dungeon for Sale!] Reference
Say, we've kicked up a rumpus around here, haven't we?. From Wordnik.com. [Rival Pitchers of Oakdale] Reference
I beg you, Marco, not to raise a rumpus at the outset. From Wordnik.com. [Killer Dolphin]
B. OB.MA: And now cried Max, let the wild rumpus start!. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 13, 2009] Reference
They could just build a rumpus room with the extra money. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2006] Reference
This naturally caused a good sized rumpus the next morning. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Adventures of Nat Love Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick"] Reference
She tugged at its chain and it let loose a terrifying rumpus. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Fool]
"It was Elephant who raised the rumpus, Colonel!" explained Andy. From Wordnik.com. [The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck] Reference
There would be a grand rumpus, and I would click a dozen or more. From Wordnik.com. [A Yankee in the Trenches] Reference
The rumpus that always followed the boys 'arrival was in full sway. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay or, The Secret of the Red Oar] Reference
They do make an ear-splitting rumpus when they start for the woods. From Wordnik.com. [Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works] Reference
There is too much hullaballoo in all that, too much riot and rumpus. From Wordnik.com. [Classic French Course in English] Reference
She happened to be out, strolling in the garden, and heard the rumpus. From Wordnik.com. [Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden] Reference
"I feel better than I thought I would after all that rumpus," admitted. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness] Reference
For Pushpull could not cause a rumpus – Pushpull was a simple compass. From Wordnik.com. [The Fall Of The Tribe Of Kidd] Reference
QIZILBASH: Sang songs, made a lot of rumpus and let them feel a presence. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 12, 2007] Reference
Through rattle and rumpus and raps, and the kicks and cuffs that they get. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Barbary Corsairs] Reference
"I wonder whether he found out anything further about last night's rumpus.". From Wordnik.com. [Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs] Reference
The comrades, led by the platform, instantly burst into a deafening rumpus. From Wordnik.com. [The Nursing Home Murder]
Dr. Otterly heard the subsequent rumpus and went back to see what had happened. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Fool]
"She has waked up decidedly; but she has let herself in for a rumpus with Burrill.". From Wordnik.com. [The Diamond Coterie] Reference
Tell us, what are you newspaper men saying about this rumpus between the mayor and me?. From Wordnik.com. [Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles] Reference
Now, be off wid ye, colonel, dear; you'll say the poor chap ag'in afther the rumpus is over. From Wordnik.com. [The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea] Reference
Waal, b'ys, "he added aloud for the benefit of the coming deputation," what's the rumpus neow?. From Wordnik.com. [Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek] Reference
Our Jeanne Moos looks at the traditional Easter Egg Roll and a wild rumpus at the White House. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 14, 2009] Reference
'It must be three years ago now, but it caused quite a rumpus at the time, and made a lot of talk. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow and the Rose]
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