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rumpy-pumpy

rumpy-pumpy

9.9
Playful sexual activity often mentioned as a joke
  • noun
  • /ˈrʌm.pi ˈpʌm.pi/
  • Offensive
translation icon : polvo
  • The tabloids hinted at late-night rumpy-pumpy between the two celebrities.

Examples

  • The movie had a bit more rumpy-pumpy than I expected for a romantic comedy.

  • They giggled over some rumpy-pumpy happening behind the closed door.

  • They were caught having rumpy-pumpy in the garden.

  • Is that what you call rumpy-pumpy?

  • The tabloids hinted at late-night rumpy-pumpy between the two celebrities.

  • They giggled over some rumpy-pumpy happening behind the closed door.

  • The movie had a bit more rumpy-pumpy than I expected for a romantic comedy.

Synonyms

coquetry
vsrumpy-pumpy
  • NSFW
1 9.5

Playful behavior to attract someone in a romantic way

includes actual sexual activity or cheeky risqué talk, not only flirting
toying
vsrumpy-pumpy
  • Offensive
8.8

Playful teasing that tries to attract sexual attention

is about sexual acts or risqué joking rather than only teasing

How Intimate

sex
  • NSFW
∞ 1.6
rumpy-pumpy
  • Offensive
9.9
petting
  • NSFW
34 7.1
flirting
43 3.5

Surface Forms

rumpy-pumpy singular
rumpy-pumpies plural

Etymology

Rumpy-pumpy is a playful British phrase for sexual activity. It likely comes from rhyming the word rump meaning 'rear' with the silly pumpy, much like the familiar hanky-panky, so it sounds cheeky and joking.