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rumpus
 
NOUN:1. Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable: babel, clamor, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, racket, tumult, uproar. See SOUNDS. 2. Offensively loud and insistent utterances, especially of disapproval: clamor, hullabaloo, outcry, uproar, vociferation. Idioms: hue and cry. See LIKE, SOUNDS.
 
 
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