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bumbershoot
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bum·ber·shoot  (bmbr-sht)
n.
An umbrella.
[Alteration of umbrella + alteration of (para)chute.]
bumbershoot - Another word for umbrella, formed by combining an alteration of the word umbrella and an alteration of the word parachute.
See also related terms for umbrella.
Translations
bumbershoot
n (US inf) → Musspritze f (hum inf)
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