noun
- a noisy disturbance or commotion
Usage: informal
Examples
- The children caused quite a rumpus in the playground.
- There was a rumpus upstairs when the cat knocked over the lamp.
- The neighbors complained about the rumpus coming from the party.
- What’s all this rumpus about?
- The teacher quickly quieted the rumpus in the classroom.
- A rumpus broke out when the referee made the controversial call.