chaise lounge

American alteration of French chaise longue (literally “long chair”), due to a conflation with English lounge (the term, of uncertain etymology, is possibly a distant cognate of French long); attested from 19th century.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌʃeɪz ˈlaʊndʒ/
• Rhymes: -aʊndʒ

chaise lounge (plural chaise lounges)

1. (US, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of chaise longue.
   • 1921, Booth Tarkington, Harlequin and Columbine‎^[1]:

     Old Tinker, in evening dress, sat uncomfortably, sideways, upon the edge of a wicker and brocade “chaise lounge,” finishing a tiny glass of chartreuse, while Talbot Potter, in the middle of the room, took leave of a second guest who had been dining with him.

• Generally accepted in the US, however the original chaise longue is preferred in the UK.

• Michael Quinion (1996–2025) “Chaise lounge”, in World Wide Words.
• Paul Brians (2009) “chaise longue”, in Common Errors in English Usage, 2nd edition, Wilsonville, Or.: William, James & Company, →ISBN:

  Many speakers, however, confuse French chaise with English “chase” and French longue with English “lounge” (understandable since the article in question is a sort of couch or lounge) […] We may imagine the French as chasing each other around their lounges, but a chaise is just a chair.

• chaise longue