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bumbershoot

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Meaning

bumbershoot (plural bumbershoots)

(originally and chiefly US, slang, humorous) An umbrella. [from late 19th c.]
Synonyms: (Australia, Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, informal) brolly, (Britain, dated) gamp
It smells like rain. Perhaps we should take along a bumbershoot.

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An unscripted and electrifying speaker, Augusten Burroughs has appeared to crowds of hundreds at venues around the world, including Seattle’s Bumbershoot. Source: Internet

Friday morning’s drumming rain and Bumbershoot, the arts and music festival named for a portable rain shelter, herald the end of summer. Source: Internet

Shane has performed at many festivals all over the country including Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival, and many more. Source: Internet

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