noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An umbrella. humorous, slang

   "It smells like rain. Perhaps we should take along a bumbershoot."

Synonyms

All synonyms

brollygampparasolsunshadeumbrellaumbrella

Example

More examples

"It smells like rain. Perhaps we should take along a bumbershoot."

Etymology

Probably from bumber + shoot, modifications of umbr(ella) + (para)chute. Compare umbershoot.

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