Noun: brolly bró-lee
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: Brit, informal
- A lightweight handheld collapsible canopy used to keep off rain
"He grabbed his brolly before heading out into the rainy streets";
- umbrella, gamp [Brit, informal], bumbershoot [US, informal]
Derived forms: brollies
Type of: canopy
Encyclopedia: Brolly, Tom