Chaise longue

/ˌʃeɪz ˈlɔŋ/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A reclining chair with a long seat, which can support the outstretched legs of a sitter normally with one armrest. UK

    "Hey, you, over there / On the chaise longue, in your underwear / What are you doing sitting down? / You should be horizontal now"

  2. 2
    a long chair; for reclining wordnet

Example

More examples

"Hey, you, over there / On the chaise longue, in your underwear / What are you doing sitting down? / You should be horizontal now"

Etymology

Borrowed from French chaise longue (literally “long chair”).