rumpy-pumpy

English

Alternative forms

rumpie-pumpie

Etymology

From rump.[1][2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹʌmpi pʌmpi/
Rhymes: -ʌmpi

Noun

rumpy-pumpy (uncountable)

(colloquial, humorous) Sexual intercourse.
- 1968, Scottish National Dictionary:
  Rump, Rumpie-pumpie, a jocular term for copulation.
- 1986, Ben Elton & al., Blackadder II, "Bells":
  —What think you, my lord, of... love?
  
  —You mean ‘rumpy-pumpy’.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:copulation

References

Martin, Gary. The Phrase Finder: "Rumpy-pumpy".
Oxford Dictionaries. "rumpy pumpy". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2014.

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