scrums

noun

Meaning

A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people.
Specifically used in the Canadian media to describe a tightly-packed group of reporters surrounding a member of the Canadian House of Commons while in the Parliament Buildings.
In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way. Also known as a scrummage.
In Agile software development, a daily meeting in which each developer describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any impediments to progress.

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