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floordrobe

UK/ˈflɔːdɹəʊb//ˈflɔɹdɹoʊb/

floordrobe noun: clothing strewn on the floor.

Noun

floordrobe (plural floordrobes)

  1. (humorous) Clothing strewn on the floor.
    • Pity about the suit being covered in cat fur when I retrieved it from the floordrobe, but it was dark anyway.2002, Gideon Haigh, The Vincibles: A Suburban Cricket Season, Victory Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 127
    • Well, if you’re anything like me, quite a few of your clothes at any one time might be on the floor. It makes it easier to select what you want to wear. I – and millions of people like me – call it my floordrobe. It’s a form of storage for clothing which requires no hangers, drawers, doors or...2009 December 1, Mark Shea, “Floordrobe”, in BBC

Examples of floordrobe in a sentence

  • I – and millions of people like me – call it my floordrobe.2009 December 1, Mark Shea, “Floordrobe”, in BBC:
  • If that sounds familiar, you might have what some call a “floordrobe.” And this manifestation of laundry clutter is quite common among people with ADHD.2024 April 17, Caroline Bologna, “This Unexpected Laundry Habit Is A Potential Sign Of ADHD”, in HuffPost:

Forms of floordrobe

pluralfloordrobes

Origin of floordrobe

Blend of floor + wardrobe.

Questions about floordrobe

What does floordrobe mean?
Floordrobe means clothing strewn on the floor.
How do you use floordrobe in a sentence?
I – and millions of people like me – call it my floordrobe.
What part of speech is floordrobe?
Floordrobe is a noun.
How do you pronounce floordrobe?
Floordrobe is pronounced /ˈflɔːdɹəʊb/ (UK).
What is the plural of floordrobe?
The plural of floordrobe is floordrobes.

Words near floordrobe in the dictionary

  1. floorcest
  2. floorcloth
  3. floorcloths
  4. floorcovering
  5. floorcoverings
  6. floordrobe
  7. floordrobes
  8. floored
  9. floored it
  10. floorer
  11. floorers

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