bumbershoot

bum·ber·shoot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhm-ber-shoot]
- /ˈbʌm bərˌʃut/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhm-ber-shoot]
- /ˈbʌm bərˌʃut/

Definitions of bumbershoot word

noun bumbershoot an umbrella 3
noun bumbershoot an umbrella. 1
noun bumbershoot (dated, humorous) An umbrella. 0

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Origin of bumbershoot

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

1915-20; bumber-, apparently expressive alteration of umbrella + -shoot, respelling of -chute in parachute

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Parts of speech for Bumbershoot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bumbershoot popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for bumbershoot

noun bumbershoot

canopy — A canopy is a decorated cover, often made of cloth, which is placed above something such as a bed or a seat.
sunshade — something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.
brolly — A brolly is the same as an umbrella.
gamp — an umbrella.
parasol — a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.

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