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bumbershoot

[ buhm-ber-shoot ]
/ ˈbʌm bərˌʃut /
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noun Informal: Often Facetious.

an umbrella.

Words related to bumbershoot

canopy, sunshade, brolly, gamp

Words nearby bumbershoot

bum rap, bum steer, bum's rush, bum-rush, bumbailiff, bumbershoot, bumble, bumble-foot, bumble-puppy, bumblebee, bumblebeefish

Origin of bumbershoot

1915–20; bumber-, apparently expressive alteration of umbrella + -shoot, respelling of -chute in parachute
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