rumption

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English

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Etymology

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Probably from rumpus +‎ -tion.[1]

Noun

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ “rumption, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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