• The word originated in the United States
bumbershoot (plural bumbershoots)
(slang, humorous, US) An umbrella, especially when erroneously seen as a stereotypically English accessory
• Since c.1940 many Americans have mistakenly assumed the word is British slang, whereas in fact it is little known there.
Source: Wiktionary
10 April 2025
(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
