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bumbershoot definition

☆ bumber·shoot (bum′bər s̸ho̵̅o̅t′)

noun

Slang an umbrella

Etymology: jocular alteration and merging of umbr(ella) & (para)chute

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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