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umbershoot

noun

Etymology

Blend of umbrella + parachute. Compare bumbershoot.

  1. borrowed from parachute
  2. compounded as umbershoot — “umbrella + parachute”

Definitions

  1. An umbrella

    • [Sees umbrella.] Hello, Smarden's forgot his umbershoot—ain't it a daisy.
    • Then I saw a young fellow coming along with a nice large umbrella, and I thought if he was going as far as my house I would beg the shelter of [his] umbershoot.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA