Rumpty-tumpty

adj, intj, noun, slang

adj, intj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Nonsense. uncountable

    "He believes the music should come first because otherwise the words will be nothing more than rumpty-tumpty."

  2. 2
    Sex. UK, euphemistic, slang, uncountable

    "This female was clearly not up for any rumpty tumpty in the grass, and she bopped her suitor a few times before he got the message and sulkily sloped back to his corner of the field."

Adjective
  1. 1
    With a lively beat and strong, non-syncopated rhythm; upbeat and bouncy.

    "It's a right rumpty-tumpty tune anyway."

Intj
  1. 1
    A nonsense word, especially in simple or childish songs.

    "Rumpty-tumpty, pimplety-pan— / The flubdub courted a catamaran / But timplety-topplety, timpity-tare— / The flubdub wedded the big blue bear!"

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"It's a right rumpty-tumpty tune anyway."

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