Bumbershoot Definition

bŭmbər-sho͝ot
noun
An umbrella: a jocular usage.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Bumbershoot

Noun

Singular:
bumbershoot
Plural:
bumbershoots

Origin of Bumbershoot

  • American in origin, it has become associated with British umbrellas, but has never been a Briticism (see , )

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of umbrella alteration of (para)chute

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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