rum ‧ pus /ˈrʌmpəs/ BrE AmE noun [singular]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Perhaps from rumble ]
informal a lot of noise, especially made by people quarrelling:
There’s a real rumpus going on upstairs.
rum ‧ pus /ˈrʌmpəs/ BrE AmE noun [singular]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Perhaps from rumble ]
informal a lot of noise, especially made by people quarrelling:
There’s a real rumpus going on upstairs.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012