brolly
Americannoun
plural
brolliesnoun
Etymology
Origin of brolly
1870–75; alteration of (um)brell(a) + -y 2
Example Sentences
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At a UK demo of Alexa+, it responded, "actually, you can leave the brolly at home, with sunny skies and no rain in the forecast, you'll be sorted without it".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Bigger, longer and — at an interminable 141 minutes — apparently uncut, “Circle” is an emotionally sterile lark, its wounds inflicted with brolly and bullwhip, a smirk and a shrug.
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2017
If Watford and Leicester are safely housed in form then Norwich and Swansea are out in swirling rain, leaves blowing in their face and brolly inside-out.
From The Guardian • Nov. 7, 2015
With the movement having taken on the sobriquet of the Umbrella Revolution, the raincoat-clad Paddington Bear is showing up on protest-zone posters too, brolly in hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2014
“Rummy! Don’t be soft. Poker. We’ll play for ciggies. For gosh sakes, put that brolly down, Brodatt, are you completely bonkers?”
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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