rumblegumption

noun

rum·​ble·​gump·​tion

variants or less commonly rumelgumption

ˈrəm(b)əlˌgəm(p)shən

Scottish

: good judgment : sense, intelligence

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by rumble entry 2) of obsolete English (northern dialect) rumgumption, probably from English rum entry 1 + gumption

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

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