royal bumps (English, noun)
expansion: royal bumps pl (plural only)
Senses:
glosses: A ritual of two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, while bumping them repeatedly on the floor. In modern times it is a lighthearted affair, generally performed only on a young person's birthday with the number of bumps corresponding to the person's age in years. Historically it was a hazing.
tags: colloquial
idiomatic
plural
plural-only
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