Verboticism: Rabblerumble

'I coughed up $50 for these tickets and what do I get?'

DEFINITION: The slow but steady rise of murmurs, coughs or harrumphs in audience. May indicate audience dissatisfaction, or the presence of a lethally infectious virus.

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Rabblerumble

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: rab-uhl-rum-buhl

Sentence: Despite all the rabblerumbling that went on, he continued to play and only realized after he took a bow at the conclusion of the concert that he didn't have any trousers on.

Etymology: rabble (group or crowd) + rumble (as in murmur)

Points: 842

Comments: Rabblerumble

OZZIEBOB - 2007-08-14: 21:21:00
Perhaps he was was a pantaloon. Like the word and sentence.