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brolly

[ UK /bɹˈɒli/ ]
[ US /ˈbɹɑɫi/ ]
NOUN
  1. colloquial terms for an umbrella

How To Use brolly In A Sentence

  • Just remember the poor little critters the next time you're caught out without a brolly! The Sun
  • I don't get your confusion if I mutter under my breath about the enormity of your shelter, or your look of dry indignation if I run and buddy up with you under your brolly - there's room enough for two, no?
  • If it's not a heatwave outside, a cardy and/or fleece, and maybe a brolly, are probably a good idea for the homeward journey.
  • He had a brolga as a friend, a large bird that he called Brolly. Steve and Me
  • Just remember the poor little critters the next time you're caught out without a brolly! The Sun
  • June 8, 2009 at 3: 09 pm hullo Denny – wanted to know, beyond winning the blighty brolly, is there a legit way to get one? UKTV’s Blighty and British Designer Ted Baker Join Forces « Art & Business of Motion
  • A brolly is owned by most anglers but not as many take guide ropes and tent pegs.
  • I have neighbours who, when they see me carrying a brolly, run back inside to pick up their own. Times, Sunday Times
  • So I donned my wellington boots, put on my waterproof coat and my oilskin hat, grabbed my brolly and went out for a short walk in the rain.
  • It was the rain, you see, slanting down at just the right angle to make the brolly work for its living.
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