rimption
A whole lot; an abundance of something.
Also called rimptions, rempshion, rimpshion.
Updated September 24, 2026
rimption pronunciation
/RIMP-shun/
Meaning
Rimption means a big mess of something, usually used as a rimption of or rimptions of. Bring home a rimption of ramps and everybody knows you got plenty. It is old Appalachian talk for abundance, kin to heap and right smart. Some spellings wander (rempshion, rimpshion) because the word lived in speech more than in print.
How folks use it
- “He came home with a rimption of ramps from that holler.”
- “We had rimptions of food at the reunion; nobody left hungry.”
Origin and etymology
Merriam-Webster marks rimption as South and Midland for abundance or lot, usually plural, origin unknown. DARE and Appalachian word notes treat it the same way. Blind Pig and The Acorn glosses it as an abundance. Folks sometimes mix it up with ruckus talk, but the recorded sense is quantity, not chaos.
Frequently asked questions
Does rimption mean trouble?
Not in the speech recorded by DARE and Merriam-Webster. It means a large amount.