royal bumps | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,colloquial)Aritualof two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, whilebumpingthem 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 ahazing.1975, Bess Kaplan,The empty chair, page43:I didn't tell the girls it was my birthday. First thing they always did was grab the poor victim's arms and legs and give her theroyal bumps.

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