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rumpus

[ruhm-puhs] / ˈrʌm pəs /


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The unexpected rumpus took place on Feb. 23 at the Thornton Beach Recreation Area when the young boy was taking a riding lesson on a horse from Ocean View Stables.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

As we've talked about, there are fears another leadership rumpus could do more harm than good after all the travails they've already had.

From BBC • May 4, 2024

Sometimes, they have to do with the people in control of it all, but when that happens, the magnates are rarely encouraging the rumpus.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2021

Goodell hosted the event from his Westchester home, in what looked to be a stately rumpus room.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2020

And then she looked into the very last place there was to look— which was the rumpus room.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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