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chairdrobe

chairdrobe noun: a chair on which someone stores clothing that has been worn but which is not yet too dirty to wear again.

chairdrobe: a chair on which someone stores clothing that has been worn but which is not yet too dirty to wear...
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Noun

chairdrobe (plural chairdrobes)

  1. (slang) A chair on which someone stores clothing that has been worn but which is not yet too dirty to wear again.
    • And to the left of it, and near the foot of a bed, is the chairdrobe (the old and elegant chair too fragile for anyone to contemplate sitting on) and to his left; a small bedside chest of drawers.2013, Basil John, Sharing: An Imperfect Recollection, →ISBN
    • This didn’t make it to the scholar’s mistress but I did find it on the chairdrobe, which gives you a little peek, if you ever wanted one, into the state of my bedroom.2013 September 5, Nicholas Lezard, “The shame of waking up in bed with the succubus Mistress Motivator”, in New Statesman

Forms of chairdrobe

pluralchairdrobes

Origin of chairdrobe

Blend of chair + wardrobe.

Questions about chairdrobe

What does chairdrobe mean?
Chairdrobe means a chair on which someone stores clothing that has been worn but which is not yet too dirty to wear again.
What part of speech is chairdrobe?
Chairdrobe is a noun.
What is the plural of chairdrobe?
The plural of chairdrobe is chairdrobes.

Words near chairdrobe in the dictionary

  1. chairbound
  2. Chairboy
  3. Chairboys
  4. chaircover
  5. chaircovers
  6. chairdrobe
  7. chairdrobes
  8. chaire
  9. chaired
  10. chaired up
  11. chaires

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