Surprising Stories Behind The Words Every Festivalgoer Should Know

Surprising Stories Behind The Words Every Festivalgoer Should Know

What are the 21 words every festivalgoer should be familiar with? There's "underbutt," "lazaretto" and even "Bumbershoot," for starts. (We'll tell you that last one: it actually means umbrella!) Dictionary.com put together a word map to music festival season that fully explains what, how and why these random words have seeped into our summer music brains. Enjoy.

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