bumbershoot
(originally, and, chiefly, US, slang, humorous) An umbrella.
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#1·Apr 26, 2026
(originally, and, chiefly, US, slang, humorous) An umbrella.
It smells like rain. Perhaps we should take along a bumbershoot.
Origin: [[File:New York Pride 2022 - DVSROSS Photography (77) (52851405224).jpg|thumb|A colourful bumbershoot.]] Probably from bumber + shoot, modifications of . Compare umbershoot. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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