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rumpty

Interjection CEFR C2
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

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

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

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