I. (ˌ)stam-ˈpēd noun
Etymology: American Spanish estampida, from Spanish, crash, from estampar to stamp, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German stampfōn to stamp
Date: 1828
1. : a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
2. : a mass movement of people at a common impulse
3. : an extended festival combining a rodeo with exhibitions, contests, and social events
II. verb
( stam·ped·ed ; stam·ped·ing )
Date: 1838
transitive verb
1. : to cause to run away in headlong panic
2. : to cause (as a group of people) to act on sudden or rash impulse
intransitive verb
1. : to flee headlong in panic
2. : to act on mass impulse
• stam·ped·er noun