rumpus room
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈrʌmpəs ruːm/
- Australian
:
sala de juegos
- The children played for hours in the rumpus room, laughing and making noise.
Examples
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Together they showed off everything in the place—the patio, the mountain view, the hot tub, the rumpus room furniture, even the stove and microwave.
Fiction book (1999) -
While the rest of the world moved on, in a year's time my filthy, bearded father would still be occupying the rumpus-room sofa.
Fiction book (2002) -
We'll have a home and a rumpus room and everything.
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This is the entertainment or rumpus room.
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I'm putting it in my rumpus room.
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Glazed walls, ornate sconces, and a rumpus room bar.
Fiction book (1990) -
Mr. Pope answered the door in a pair of sherbet-colored golf pants and led us downstairs to what he called the "rumpus room."
Fiction book (2002) -
On the patio of one of the aluminum-sided townhomes, he peered through a sliding glass door at a rumpus room.
Fiction book (1997) -
May Anna said when she discovered Buster had disappeared and went looking for him, she found the two of them in the rumpus room, Buster with his coat off and his sleeves rolled up, teaching Mr. Fairbanks how to throw a punch.
Fiction book (1990) -
He yelled upstairs for his son, and when there was no answer, he picked up the phone, telling Thad to stop running his mouth and get his butt down to the rumpus room ASAP.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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1.0
A room in a house where children play and keep toys
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1.4
A room with games like table tennis, pool, or video games for fun
How Noisy
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19
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- Australian
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5.5
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a room for noisy play' is directly derivable from combining 'rumpus' (a loud commotion) with 'room' (an indoor area); the compound plainly denotes a room for rumpus. This follows a common noun+noun pattern expressing purpose or function, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.
Etymology
Rumpus room comes from the word rumpus, which meant a 'loud, messy noise'. Imagine children in one room making a wild 'rumpus' of play and fun, so a rumpus room is a special room for noisy games and parties.