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Meaning of rumpty | Babel Free

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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