rumpus

Meaning

1. A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl.
2. A rumpus room.

Synonyms

uproar

commotion

din

tumult

hubbub

row

ruction

ruckus

noise

turmoil

stir

ballyhoo

hullabaloo

shindy

disturbance

fuss

furor

headache

hoo-ha

hue and cry

jangle

melee

outbreak

perturbation

pother

puzzle

racket

restlessness

riot

rowdiness

ruffle

scandal

scrimmage

scuffle

skirmish

to-do

trepidation

trouble

truncheon

turbulence

upheaval

welter

ado

hoo-hah

agitation

babel

blaring

bustle

clamour

clatter

club

coil

consternation

controversy

disruption

flurry

fluster

flutter

fracas

Etymology

1764, of unknown origin; "prob. a fanciful formation" [OED]; possibly an alteration of rumbustical or rumbustious (“boisterous, noisy”) + Latin -us (“nominative suffix”).