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brolly

[ brol-ee ]

noun

British Informal.
plural brollies.


brolly

/ ˈ²ú°ùÉ’±ôɪ /

noun

  1. an informal Brit name for umbrella
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of brolly1

1870–75; alteration of (um)brell(a) + -y 2
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"We had brollies and I wore my dress under a coat," she adds.

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"Then I bought a brolly from Amazon which said it was waterproof and was lace and was really small and I just thought yeah that's the cherry on top."

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And remember, back in March there was bromance under a shared brolly when Rishi Sunak headed to Paris, for what he described as an "entente renewed" and the President said was a "reunion".

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As the downpour caused the umbrella crop to sprout, the wind caused pedestrians to tighten grips on their hats and hoods as well as those brollies.

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Wandering onto the crunch of the courtyard gravel of the Elysee Palace in Paris, the president and the prime minister shared smiles and a brolly.

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