Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

umbershoot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: um-ber-shoot
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage; Humorous; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"[Sees umbrella.] Hello, Smarden's forgot his umbershoot—ain't it a daisy."
"Then I saw a young fellow coming along with a nice large umbrella, and I thought if he was going as far as my house I would beg the shelter of [his] umbershoot."
"2011 Beverly Lewis, The Judgment (The Rose Trilogy Book #2) (Bethany House: Bloomington, Minnesota) →ISBN “Sure looks like rain's comin',” Dat said, gawking toward the window, seemingly preoccupied with the weather. “It'll raise the water table, for sure.” “Be sure and take an umbershoot,” Hen said, offering a smile."

Etymology

Blend of umbrella + parachute. Compare bumbershoot.

Usage

Inflected Forms

umbershoots (plural)

Questions

What does umbershoot mean?: An umbrella
Where does umbershoot come from?: Blend of umbrella + parachute. Compare bumbershoot.

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