bumbershoot
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prettygoodwordbumbershoot (BUM-ber-shoot) - n., (hum., arch.) an umbrella.
Late 19th sliding into early 20th century American slang, never hugely common, and increasingly less so. Despite American belief that it is a British-ism, it is unknown across the Puddle, or indeed anywhere but America. Alteration of umbr(ella) + (para)chute.
---L.
Late 19th sliding into early 20th century American slang, never hugely common, and increasingly less so. Despite American belief that it is a British-ism, it is unknown across the Puddle, or indeed anywhere but America. Alteration of umbr(ella) + (para)chute.
---L.
