bumbershoot C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /ˈbʌmbɚˌʃut/ UK /ˈbʌmbəˌʃuːt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun (US informal, dated) an umbrella He raised his bumbershoot against the sudden downpour. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · (us informal, dated) an... umbrellaparasolbrollygamp Etymology AI details An early-20th-century American jocular alteration of umbrella, with umbr- becoming bumber- and the ending -ella playfully reshaped as -shoot (perhaps from parachute). Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bumbershoot **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbʌmbɚˌʃut/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbʌmbəˌʃuːt/ ## Meanings 1. (US informal, dated) an umbrella ## Examples - He raised his bumbershoot against the sudden downpour. ## Synonyms - umbrella - parasol - brolly - gamp ## Etymology An early-20th-century American jocular alteration of umbrella, with umbr- becoming bumber- and the ending -ella playfully reshaped as -shoot (perhaps from parachute). ## AI Etymology Bumbershoot is a noun meaning "(US informal, dated) an umbrella". Historically, it is an early-20th-century American jocular alteration of umbrella, with umbr- becoming bumber- and the ending -ella playfully reshaped as -shoot (perhaps from parachute). The older history should therefore be treated cautiously rather than as settled. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the formation history behind it. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown