RUMPUS
NOUNS
► CATARUMPUS a commotion, a rumpus → 1848 US sl.
► CATOUSE ► KATOWSE ► TOUSE an uproar, a fuss, a rumpus, row, disturbance → 1850 Amer. dial.
► HICKBOO a rumpus; a bombardment → Amer. World War I sl.
► KELTON HILL FAIR a rumpus, a noisy uproar → 1912 Sc.
VERBS
► CAVE ► CAVE AROUND ► CAVE ROUND to rave, to rage, to get in a passion; to be angry, to make a rumpus → 1902 Amer. dial.
► RAISE RIM to raise a rumpus → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
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