Word of the Week: DUMBRELLAS

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DUMBRELLAS /dumm BRELL uhz/ noun: People who clog the sidewalks with giant umbrellas even after the rain has, at least for the moment, stopped falling.

Usage: I was cutting it close to make the 6:10 to Chappaqua, and missed my train when I got caught up behind some dumbrellas on Park Ave.

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