rumption

English

Etymology

Probably from rumpus +‎ -tion.

Noun

rumption (plural rumptions)

1. (dialectal) A loud disturbance; a rumpus, uproar.
   • 2015, Katherine Howe, The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 203:

     I leap to my feet with a rumption, turning over the bench where I'm sitting. "But," I say, looking to both sides of me in shock.

Derived terms

• polrumptious (possibly)
• rumptious

 

See also

• ruction