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jammer
Apr 30, 2009, 3:55 AM
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marc801 wrote: Why would anyone want to go to a climbing event called a "Ruckus"?
ruckus
ruck-us [ruhk-uhs]
–noun
1. a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus:
2. a heated controversy:
Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; prob. b. ruction and rumpus
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
n. A disturbance; a commotion:
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
noun
the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: commotion]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
There, I think you have it! We will be making a noisy commotion, where a heated controversy may arise as to which climb is better. This could, and probably will, create a disturbance, or commotion if you prefer. Of course, others in the area may get upset by the act of us making a noisy disturbance.
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Edited to include my resource ... http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ruckus
(This post was edited by jammer on Apr 30, 2009, 4:57 AM)
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Post edited by jammer
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