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romper¹

  • /ˈɹɒmpə/ UK
  • /ˈɹɑmpɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɒmpə(ɹ)

noun rompers

  1. Someone who romps or frolics. For a brief spell in 1974, Polly was singing in blackface as Sarah Leone with a British reggae romper named Tony Jackson.
  2. A ship that has moved far ahead of a convoy.

romper²

  • /ˈɹɒmpə/ UK
  • /ˈɹɑmpɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɒmpə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Ellipsis of romper suit.

noun rompers

  1. A onesie. Prompted to pose on her bed, [Tavi Gevinson] dressed in a skimpy romper, “pouting,” she recalled, “with heavily lined eyes and straightened blonde hair.”

romper³

  • /ˈɹɒmpə/ UK
  • /ˈɹɑmpɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɒmpə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From romper room.

verb rompers · rompering · rompered

  1. Ireland, historical, transitive To abduct (a victim) to a room where they are tortured and murdered; associated with the Ulster Defence Association. James McCartan was about to be ‘rompered’, but not before those present poured themselves drinks.

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@misc{romper_2026,
  title = {romper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/romper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}