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rumpus

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Novelist Stephen Elliot launched his club two years ago through The Rumpus, the online culture magazine that he founded.

And despite what he said about his legacy, his wild rumpus will never end.

His work has also appeared at The Rumpus, The Millions, and The Washington Independent Review of Books.

Both sides behaved themselves almost as grownups, when it would have been easier to descend into a school yard rumpus.

He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.

We knew that all he wanted was to get out on deck, and then there would be the tallest kind of a rumpus.

I was prepared to carry her off if she refused, but I was ill prepared for the rumpus that this quiet-looking woman kicked up.

I suppose now that papa is having a rumpus with Mr. Thatcher I shall never see him any more.

They found out we were seeing each other secretly, and they made a rumpus about it.

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On this page you'll find 70 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rumpus, such as: brouhaha, commotion, discord, disturbance, fracas, and fuss.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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