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rumpo, n. Brit. slang.
Brit. |ˈrʌmpəʊ|, U.S. |ˈrəmpoʊ|
[‹ rump n.1 + -o suffix. Compare earlier rumpy-pumpy n.]
= rumpy-pumpy n.
Perh. influenced by the name of ‘Rambling Syd Rumpo’, a character (played by Kenneth Williams) in the British radio series Round the Horne (1965–9), whose songs, although largely consisting of nonsense words, often had an air of sexual innuendo; however, written evidence for the word before the 1980s is lacking.
1986T. Barling Smoke i. 31 He couldn't keep his minces off your muffins. I reckon he'd pay a year's rent for a bit of rumpo with you. 1990Guardian Weekly 11 Mar. 26/2 It fixed Fielding in the public eye as a saucy, down-to-earth sort of writer, much given to scenes of rumpo among the haystacks. 1999Empire Nov. 142/1 Borrowing her hubbie's new car, Mrs. Spong stops off for some rumpo. They get stuck together mid bonk. |