rumpus room

noun

: a room usually in the basement of a home that is used for games, parties, and recreation

Examples of rumpus room in a Sentence

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Astute salesmen noted the shelters doubled as storage facilities or rumpus rooms. Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 May 2024 The library walls and the walls in the rumpus room are black; the dining room walls are dark teal. Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rumpus room was in 1930

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“Rumpus room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumpus%20room. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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