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umbrella-jousting
verb
/um-brel-uh-jow-sting/
Definition
The polite but highly dangerous tilting of canopies on a narrow pavement to avoid taking out a stranger's eye.
In use
“We did some intense umbrella-jousting outside the post office.”
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Language
- Language form
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /um-brel-uh-jow-sting/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
History
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