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Meaning of rumpty | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR A2

/ˈɹʌmp.ti/

Definitions

A nonsense word, especially in simple or childish songs.

Examples

“I sang it through, "Rumpty tumpty toddy man," as Grandpa thumped his blackthorn stick against the floor and everyone laughed.”

“[…] he heard a distant sound, or song, behind him. "Rumpty didily dum. Rumpty dididly doo. Rumpty doo doo dumpty didily rumpty didily dum."”

CEFR level

A2

Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

See also

rumpty-tumpty rut roh rut-roh s--t s— s—t