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bumbershoot, n. slang (orig. and chiefly U.S.).
Brit. |ˈbʌmbəˌʃuːt|, U.S. |ˈbəmbərˌʃut|
Forms: 18– bumbershoot, 19– bumpershoot
[‹ bumber-, humorous alteration of umbr- (in umbrella n.) + -shoot, probably an alteration of -chute (in parachute n.; compare chute n.2).]
An umbrella.
1896Dial. Notes 1 413 Put up your bumbershoot. 1909N.Y. Times 26 May 8 Pack up my outfit, Mollie darling, in the suitcase once again! Stow my sweater in the shawl strap with the bumbershoot and cane! 1940H. Lavine & J. Wechsler War Propaganda & U.S. i. 19 To many upper-class Americans there was nothing so thrilling as having an Englishman around the house, complete with Oxford accent, school tie, and bumbershoot. 1962R. Bradbury Something Wicked this Way Comes ii. 24 If it wasn't how to burgle the First National, it was how to build catapults, or shape black bumbershoots into lurking bat costumes for Cabbage Night. 1976W. Gass Philos. Inquiry on being Blue i. 8 Nowhere do we need order more than at an orgy. What is form, in any case, but a bumbershoot held up against the absence of all cloud? 1992Lear's May 87 (advt.) This oversized bumbershoot lets you dodge raindrops with ease and flair. 2001N.Y. Times 8 Apr. ix. 3/1 April showers bring, well, April umbrellas. After two years..this season the old bumbershoot is finally being de-plaided. |