rumpy-pumpy

rumpy-pumpy

English

Alternative forms

• rumpie-pumpie

Etymology

From rump.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rumpy-pumpy (uncountable)

1. (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

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