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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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< bum
bumble >
bum·ber·shoot
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KEY
NOUN:
An umbrella.
ETYMOLOGY:
Alteration of
umbrella
+ alteration of
(para)chute
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