chairdrobe
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Meaning · English
A chair on which someone stores clothing that has been worn but which is not yet too dirty to wear again.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
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.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “chairdrobe” mean?
A chair on which someone stores clothing that has been worn but which is not yet too dirty to wear again.
Is “chairdrobe” formal or informal?
chairdrobe is generally slang.