·noun A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.
rumpus, i, m., a vine branch or runner (syn. tradux), Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 4. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
A riot, quarrel, or confusion. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose