bumbershoot
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈbʌmbərˌʃut/
- Archaic
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paraguas
- She opened her bumbershoot just as the first drops started to fall.
Examples
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Richie Bleiler, who had emerged from the literal shadow cast by his famous father only after he had finally convinced his progenitor to fold up the bumbershoot the old man eccentrically kept open indoors and out, through fair weather and foul.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Bumbershoot, bumbershoot," said the girl.
Fiction book (1995) -
With myself, I might add, to carry his brandy and bumbershoot and warn him of underbrush pitfalls in that dark and mysterious forest.
Fiction book (1996) -
## Me ol' bamboo, me ol' bamboo ## You better never bother with me ol' bamboo ## You can have me hat or me bumbershoot ## But you better never bother with me ol' bamboo
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I took my bumbershoot with me because the forecast predicted rain.
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Don't forget to grab your bumbershoot; it looks like a storm is coming.
Synonyms
130
1.0
A stick with a cloth top people open to keep rain or sun off them
1
9.5
A British informal word for an umbrella
1
9.9
A big umbrella that is often hard to carry
A small umbrella you hold to protect from rain or sun
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bumbershoot is a playful old American word. One popular idea is that it mixes umbrella and parachute. A helpful way to remember it is to picture a small parachute that keeps you dry, which is why bumbershoot means 'umbrella'.