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.