bumbershoot
noun/ˈbʌmbəˌʃuːt/UK/ˈbʌmbəɹˌʃut/US
Etymology
Probably from bumber + shoot, modifications of umbr(ella) + (para)chute. Compare umbershoot.
- borrowed from parachute
Definitions
An umbrella.
- It smells like rain. Perhaps we should take along a bumbershoot.
- Oh! Hang the bumbershoot! [Flings umbrella away, clasps Mrs. Dobbs wildly.]
- Little drops of water / It is safe to bet / If you have no bumbershoot, / Make you doosid wet.
The neighborhood
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