bumbershoot

American  

[buhm-ber-shoot] / ˈbʌm bərˌʃut /

noun

Informal: Often Facetious.

1. an umbrella.

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Etymology

Origin of bumbershoot

First recorded in 1895–1900; bumber-, a facetious alteration of umbrella + -shoot, respelling of -chute in parachute

Example Sentences

To the men, he shrugged and joked, “One must stay a step ahead of the weather. Wouldn’t do to be caught in the rain without a bumbershoot, what?”

From Literature

Robbins’ writing earned him the 1997 lifetime achievement award in the arts at Seattle’s Bumbershoot arts festival and the 2012 Literary Lifetime Achievement prize from the Library of Virginia.

From Los Angeles Times

Rolling into “React, Respond” — a nervy post-punk slapper that formed around a Jeff Ament riff — an energized McCready bounced around the stage like the teenager who “popped his knee out” playing Bumbershoot on the same Seattle Center campus 40 years ago.

From Seattle Times

After its well-received return to form in 2023, we now know what Bumbershoot’s new organizers have a in store for a follow-up.

From Seattle Times

This year’s lineup was curated by Chris Porter, a veteran event producer and Bumbershoot’s music talent buyer from 1997 until 2015 when AEG took over from longtime lead organizer One Reel.

From Seattle Times