floordrobe

English

WOTD – 27 April 2012

Etymology

Blend of floor +‎ wardrobe.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈflɔːdɹəʊb/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈflɔɹdɹoʊb/
    • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

floordrobe (plural floordrobes)

  1. (humorous) Clothing strewn on the floor.
    • 2002, Gideon Haigh, The Vincibles: A Suburban Cricket Season, Victory Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 127:
      Pity about the suit being covered in cat fur when I retrieved it from the floordrobe, but it was dark anyway.