romp

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romp

/ɹɒmp/ Northern England, UK
/ɹɔmp/ Australia, British, Southern
/ɹɑmp/ US
/ɹɒmp/ New Zealand
[ɹɔ̟mp] ~ [ɹɞ̠mp] New Zealand
/ɾɔmp/ Scotland
/ɾɒmp/ Wales

Rhymes with -ɒmp

Where it comes from

Probably a variant of ramp.

verb romps · romping · romped

intransitive To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously. sport (formal)
US, transitive (Often used with down) To press forcefully, to encourage vehemently, to oppress. If I romp down on the gas, it'll do sixty in six seconds.
To make progress or win easily. I romped through my finals.
Opposite: squeak
with adverb To move with little effort relatively quickly. We romped along with the wind astern.
slang To engage in playful or illicit sex. This wasn't salacious, romping 'sex', tabloid style

noun romps

archaic Someone who romps; especially, a girl or young woman who indulges in boisterous play; a tomboy. I will venture to affirm, that a girl, whose spirits have not been damped by inactivity, or innocence tainted by false shame, will always be a romp, and the doll will never excite attention unless confinement allows her no alternative.
A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit.
An enjoyable, fast-paced but essentially inconsequential film, play, or other piece of entertainment.
A decisive victory; a game, match etc. which is won easily.
collective A group of otters. There is a new romp of otters in Admirals Cove

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verb to play roughly or energetically

Español	retozar
日本語	はしゃぎ回る hasyagi mawaru
中文	喧闹玩耍
Français	s'ébattre
Deutsch	raufen, toben
Italiano	spassarsela, ruzzare, scorrazzare
Русский	беситься besitʹsja, шали́ть šalítʹ

noun period of boisterous play

Español	retozo, revolcón
日本語	大はしゃぎ ōhashagi
Deutsch	Balgerei, Tollerei, Toben, Tollen, Herumtollen, Herumtoben
Italiano	scorrazzata

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@misc{romp_2026,
  title = {romp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/romp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}