rumty iddityint.n.

Brit.

/ˌrʌmtɪ ˈɪdᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌrəmti ˈɪdədi/

Forms: 1800s rump-te-iddity, 1800s rumpti ididi, 1800s rumpti idity, 1800s rumptyiddities (plural), 1800s rumpty-iddledy, 1800s rumti iddidy, 1800s– rumpti iddity, 1800s– rumpty iddity, 1800s– rum ti iddity, 1900s– rumty iddity.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.

Now rare.

Used as a meaningless refrain or utterance. Also as n. (occasionally attributive).

ΚΠ

1806 Monthly Mirror June 413 To make the tragedy still more merry, Emery sung ‘Rumpty-iddledy’ between the acts.

1809 Tom Thumb i. ii, in E. Inchbald Coll. Farces VI. 169 Chorus.—Rum ti iddity, row, row, row, If we'd a good sup, we'd take it now.

1820 W. Scott Let. 30 Nov. (1934) VI. 301 The Rumpti ididi chorus in Tom Thumb.

1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 738/1 Luckily, Old Sparks hadn't christened him with any of his ridiculous rumfoozles, or rumptyiddities.

1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) ii. 9 The..unmeaning and unfeeling remark of rump-te-iddity, bow-wow-wow.

1905 Punch 15 Feb. 125/1 Such Bohemian choruses as commence with ‘Tol lol de rol lol’, ‘Rum ti iddity hi gee bo’.

1954 ‘F. Marton’ Mrs. Betsey 354 This is a regular rumty-iddity, an't it, Hetty?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rumty iddity
释义	rumty iddityint.n. Brit. /ˌrʌmtɪ ˈɪdᵻti/, U.S. /ˌrəmti ˈɪdədi/ Forms: 1800s rump-te-iddity, 1800s rumpti ididi, 1800s rumpti idity, 1800s rumptyiddities (plural), 1800s rumpty-iddledy, 1800s rumti iddidy, 1800s– rumpti iddity, 1800s– rumpty iddity, 1800s– rum ti iddity, 1900s– rumty iddity. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Now rare. Used as a meaningless refrain or utterance. Also as n. (occasionally attributive). ΚΠ 1806 Monthly Mirror June 413 To make the tragedy still more merry, Emery sung ‘Rumpty-iddledy’ between the acts. 1809 Tom Thumb i. ii, in E. Inchbald Coll. Farces VI. 169 Chorus.—Rum ti iddity, row, row, row, If we'd a good sup, we'd take it now. 1820 W. Scott Let. 30 Nov. (1934) VI. 301 The Rumpti ididi chorus in Tom Thumb. 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 738/1 Luckily, Old Sparks hadn't christened him with any of his ridiculous rumfoozles, or rumptyiddities. 1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) ii. 9 The..unmeaning and unfeeling remark of rump-te-iddity, bow-wow-wow. 1905 Punch 15 Feb. 125/1 Such Bohemian choruses as commence with ‘Tol lol de rol lol’, ‘Rum ti iddity hi gee bo’. 1954 ‘F. Marton’ Mrs. Betsey 354 This is a regular rumty-iddity, an't it, Hetty? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1806
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