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Wumpus vs Rumpus - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between wumpus and rumpus

is that wumpus is a fictional reclusive monster while rumpus is a noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.

wumpus

English

(wikipedia wumpus)

Noun

(wumpuses)
  • A fictional reclusive monster.
  • * 1987 , Etienne Wenger, Artificial Intelligence and Tutoring Systems
    • In addition to the Wumpus , other dangers are lurking: namely deadly pits, and bats that grab the player and drop her in a random cave.
  • * 2003 , Selmer Bringsjord, Michael John Zenzen, Superminds: People Harness Hypercomputation, and More
    • A scream occurs when the agent shoots an arrow that kills the wumpus .
  • * 2008 , Andreas Jahn-Sudmann, Ralf Stockmann, Computer Games as a Sociocultural Phenomenon
    • In Hunter , towards the end of the game, the player is tracking the wounded wumpus and finds herself in a room of interconnected caves.

    rumpus

    English

    Noun

    (rumpuses)
  • A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.

    • Synonyms

    * ruckus, turmoil

    See also

    * romp