bumbershoot

Definition

An umbrella.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "It smells like rain. Perhaps we should take along a bumbershoot."
• "Oh! Hang the bumbershoot! [Flings umbrella away, clasps Mrs. Dobbs wildly.]"
• "Little drops of water / It is safe to bet / If you have no bumbershoot, / Make you doosid wet."